A BLUE AND WHITE CENSER, MING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1640

A BLUE AND WHITE CENSER
MING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1640
明 約1640年 青花文王訪賢圖爐

of bombé form supported on a straight foot, finely painted around the exterior with a narrative scene of a fisherman called away from his post to meet an official accompanied by a retinue of attendants and armored guards, bearing banners and standards, all set within a detailed landscape of rockwork and willow trees by the sides of a riverbank, the fisherman's abandoned rod, mat and basket on a rocky terrace in the distance

Diameter 8½ in., 21.5 cm

Condition Report:
In overall good condition with fritting around the mouth, surface scratches, and a few scattered glaze flakes at the foot.

整體品相良好，口沿見些許小缺釉，表面有刮痕，足部釉面稍剝落。

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