Chinese Dehua porcelain tripod censer (ding), Chongzhen reign, late Ming dynasty.

Chinese Dehua porcelain tripod censer (ding) standing on three long curved feet, c. 1640, Chongzhen reign, late Ming dynasty, w. 8 cm, 3 ¼ in; h. 6,5 cm, 2 ½ in, fitted wood stand. Bespoke box. 9-21224

Provenance:

• Blanc de Chine, Marchant’s 60th Anniversary Exhibition catalogue, 1985, no. 30;

• Collection of Sir David and Lady Scholey, UK.

Literature:

• Blanc de Chine, The Great Porcelain of Dehua, by R.H. Blumenfield, USA, 2002, p. 22, fig B, for an identical piece dated mid-17th century;

• Blanc de Chine, by P.J. Donnelly, London 1969, plate 13, censers, B for a similar for but without handles, dated 1675-1725.