A large blanc-de-Chine tripod incense burner, Qing dynasty, 17th - 18th century | 清十七至十八世紀 德化白釉夔龍紋鼎式爐

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A large blanc-de-Chine tripod incense burner,

Qing dynasty, 17th - 18th century

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清十七至十八世紀 德化白釉夔龍紋鼎式爐

modelled after the form of archaic bronze ding, the deep U-shaped body rising from three tall cylindrical hollowed-out legs to a lipped rim set with a pair of upright handles, moulded around the exterior with a band of confronted dragons on a leiwen ground, enclosed by raised rib borders, covered overall with a thick ivory-tinted glaze

22.8 cm