A Chinese Longquan celadon 'trigram' incense burner, Ming

Dia.: 32 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- A superficial chip to the unglazed central design.
- Otherwise in good condition with minor superficial wear, some glaze loss to the feet.

The exterior with moulded 'Ba gua' (eight trigram) decoration.

Provenance:

- The reverse with a 'Christie's London' label (278/2786).

- Part of the exhibition 'China. Cultuur vroeger en nu', Sint-Pietersabdij, Ghent, 8 December 1979 to 27 January 1980, no. 185. See also: Nicole De Bisscop and Frank Uytterhaegen, 'China. Cultuur vroeger en nu', Centrum voor Kunst en Cultuur & Stad Gent, 1979.