A LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER, YUAN TO MING DYNASTY
China, 1279-1644. Thickly potted, the globular body rising from three cabriole legs to a waisted neck with lipped rim, the shoulder applied with two gently curved loop handles, covered overall with a thick sea-green glaze.

Provenance: From a Czech private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, such as firing cracks and dark spots. With remnants of intense calcification to the interior, consistent with objects from maritime salvage.

Weight: 363.8 g
Dimensions: Height 13.3 cm, Width 10.1 cm (handle to handle)

Literature comparison: Compare a similar Longquan celadon glazed incense burner, dated 14th-15th century, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated by Tsai Mei-fen, Green - Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, plate 114.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Longquan celadon tripod censer, also dated Yuan to Ming dynasty, at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 19-20 March 2013, lot 319, sold for USD 17,500. Note the similar intended asymmetry between the legs and the handles.

元至明代龍泉青瓷三足雙耳鼎式爐
中國, 1279-1644年。厚胎，器式高挑，腹如戰鼓，頸置輔首，整體覆以厚厚的海綠色釉。

來源：捷克私人收藏
品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，例如燒製裂紋和黑點。 爐內有明顯鈣化的殘餘物，與海裏打撈出來的物體相似。

重量：363.8 克
尺寸：高13.3 厘米, 寬10.1 厘米 (耳至耳)

文獻比較：一件龍泉青瓷香爐，十四至十五世紀，臺北國立博物院， 見Tsai Mei-fen, Green - Longquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, plate 114.

拍賣結果比較：一件龍泉青瓷三足爐，同樣為元明時期，于紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2013年3月19-20日lot 319, 售價USD 17,500. 請注意腿部和手柄之間的不對稱。