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The John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023) Collection of Chinese Art
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023)中國藝術品收藏
Lot 13Y

TWO BLANC-DE-CHINE INCENSE BURNERS
17th century

16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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TWO BLANC-DE-CHINE INCENSE BURNERS

17th century
The bombe incense burner rising from a short inward-tapered foot to an everted rim, applied with a pair of mythical-beast head handles, one side with a three-line inscription in cursive calligraphy, 9.2cm (3 5/8in) wide; the tripod incense burner of similar shape with upright rope-twist handles, hardwood stand, 13.3cm (5 1/4in) wide.
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十七世紀 德化白釉獅耳簋式爐 及德化窯白釉繩藤耳三足鼎式爐

Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London, 15 October 1962 (invoice) (the rope-twist-handled ding)
An English private collection (the gui)
Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 15 November 2017 (invoice) (the gui)
John E. Bodie OBE (1930-2023), London, collection nos.57 and 108

來源: 倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.,1962年10月15日(收據)(繩藤耳鼎式爐)
英國私人收藏(簋式爐)
倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.,2017年11月15日(據收據)(簋式爐)
大英帝國官佐勳章獲勳人John E. Bodie(1930-2023),倫敦,藏品編號57和108

Compare with a related blanc-de-Chine tripod incense burner with rope-twist handles, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Dehua Wares Collected by the Palace Museum, vol.1, Beijing, 2016, pp.246-247, no.99. Related examples, of blanc-de-Chine bombe incense burners with similar mythical-beast head handles, Ming dynasty, are also illustrated in Ibid., nos.121, 122, 123, 124, and 125.

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