Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Chinese Celadon Incense Burner to the 18th Century.
Qianlong Period (1736–1795) / 18th Century
A magnificent and heavy Chinese archaistic porcelain tripod censer, dating to the 18th century during the Qianlong period, created in elite imperial homage to classical Southern Song Dynasty official wares.
It is flanked by a pair of finely articulated upright vertical fish-tail handles that echo archaic bronze prototypes.
Glaze & Crackle Matrix: Covered entirely in a lustrous, viscous sea-green celadon glaze of exceptional depth in the classic Southern Song style, the surface is suffused with a complex, multi-tiered network of dark and golden crackles (zhanjin tiexian), exhibiting authentic optical refraction and a soft, oily sub-surface luster.
Paste & Foot: The unglazed circular foot rim fires to a warm, orange-brown "sesame skin" tone, revealing a dense, iron-rich stoneware body characteristic of high-grade imperial kiln production.
Specifications:
Height: 10 cm
Width (Handle to Handle): 16.5 cm
Weight: 406 g
Period Attribution: The combination of substantial physical heft (406 grams), controlled glaze pooling at points of tension, organic throwing asymmetry, and textbook iron-oxide foot oxidation firmly anchors this piece to the 18th-century Qianlong imperial revival.
Provenance: The G S. May Esquire Private Collection, London
Note to Prospective Buyers: Please be advised that photography colors may slightly differ from the actual physical piece due to variations in studio lighting and digital display calibrations.
Sandbanks Antiques has dated this Chinese Celadon Incense Burner to the 18th Century.
Specialising in antique silver, gold boxes, gold coins and objects de vertu. Rare fine-quality imperial chinese porcelain, jades, cloisonné
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Fine Imperial-taste Guan/ge-type Archaistic Tripod Censer in the Southern Song Style Qianlong Period (1736–1795) / 18th Century
