A LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

A LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The cylindrical body is encircled by three sets of raised triple bow-string bands, and rises to a flat, slightly inward canted rim. The censer is supported on three carved ruyi-shaped feet and a projecting circular base on the underside, and is covered overall with a rich bluish-green glaze which thins slightly on the rim and raised decoration.
5 ¾ in. (14.7 cm.) diam., reticulated silver cover, Japanese wood box

Literature
Christie's, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: An Exhibition of Song Treasures from the Linyushanren Collection, Hong Kong, 2012, p. 180, no. 77.

Exhibited
Christie's, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: An Exhibition of Song Treasures from the Linyushanren Collection, Hong Kong, 22 to 27 November 2012; New York, 15 to 20 March 2013; London, 10 to 14 May 2013.