Censers, also known as incense burners, have a long history in China, dating back to ancient times. They were used for a variety of purposes, including religious ceremonies, medicinal treatments, and as a means of purifying the air.

In ancient China, censers were used in religious rituals and ceremonies, particularly in Taoist and Buddhist temples. They were also used in imperial palaces and government buildings, where they were used to purify the air and to ward off evil spirits. Censers were often made of bronze, and were decorated with intricate designs and motifs, such as dragons, phoenixes, and other symbols of power and authority.

During the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), censers were used in traditional Chinese medicine as a way to burn herbal mixtures to treat illnesses. Censers were also used in the home as part of everyday life, where they were used to purify the air and more...

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Chinese blue and white twin handled censer, of squat form with…

Blue and White Twin Handled Buddhist Censer

Chinese blue and white twin handled censer, of squat form with a waisted neck and wide rim, with large elongated twin handles, the whole decorated with Buddhist motifs, stylised lotus and foliage, raised on three short feet, mark to rim, height 29 cm

A flambe-glazed censer Yongzheng four-character seal mark 8.5…

Yongzheng Flambe-glazed Censer with Seal Mark

A flambe-glazed censer Yongzheng four-character seal mark 8.5 cm high. Provenance: Bonhams, Fine Furniture Decorative Arts and Asian Art, 26 November 2013, Sydney, Sale 21298, lot 142. Sotheby's Melbourne, Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design,…

A blue-and-white 'figures' censer with stand and box, 16.4 cm…

Blue-and-White Figures Censer with Stand and Box

A blue-and-white 'figures' censer with stand and box, 16.4 cm diam., 9.8 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A rare famille verte tiered quatrefoil censer and cover, Kangxi,…

Rare Kangxi famille verte quatrefoil censer with cover

A rare famille verte tiered quatrefoil censer and cover, Kangxi, late 17th century, glazed on the biscuit in green, pale green, yellow and aubergine, supported on four animal mask feet, with a pierced trellis pattern to the upper section and sloping sides…

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain twin handled censer, of…

Chinese Blue & White Lotus Censer

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain twin handled censer, of baluster form, decorated with a border of lotus scroll and precious items, raised on three feet, height 34 cm, diameter 33.5 cm

A large antique Chinese celadon porcelain censer with incised…

Ming Dynasty Celadon Porcelain Censer with Carved Stand

A large antique Chinese celadon porcelain censer with incised geometric design resting on three feet with a finely carved timber stand, Ming Dynasty 14th/15th century, 23 cm high overall, 33.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne with…

An archaic-style spinach-jade censer, 19th century. 23.6 cm…

19th Century Spinach-Jade Censer

An archaic-style spinach-jade censer, 19th century. 23.6 cm wide, 8 cm high, 1153g

A simulated-bronze censer Qing Dynasty, 19th century the squat…

Qing Dynasty Bronze Censer with Lion Mask Handles

A simulated-bronze censer Qing Dynasty, 19th century the squat rounded sides set with double lion mask ring handles and supported on small tripod feet, covered inside and out with an iridescent speckled brown glaze, the base with a four character mark tao…

A Chinese Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty,…

Ming Dynasty Celadon Tripod Censer with Ba Gua Design

A Chinese Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century, supported on three zoomorphic feet, covered in a crackled green glaze, the exterior with eight trigrams (Ba Gua) the base and the centre of the interior unglazed and burnt brick…

A blue-and-white 'eight immortals' censer Jiajing six-character…

Blue-and-White Immortals Censer with Silver Cover and Box

A blue-and-white 'eight immortals' censer Jiajing six-character with a pierced silver cover and box, 12.2 cm diam., 8.9 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

An aubergine-glazed tripod censer with splashed gold Qianlong…

Aubergine-glazed tripod censer with Qianlong seal mark

An aubergine-glazed tripod censer with splashed gold Qianlong four-character seal mark 11.7 cm wide. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1018

A large Chinese blue and white censer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644),…

Chinese Blue and White Ming Dynasty Censer

A large Chinese blue and white censer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing or Wanli period in cylindrical form on three lion mask feet, decorated with figures in a garden landscape. 17.5 cm high, 26 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 22 November…

A large Chinese Longquan celadon censer, Ming Dynasty…

Ming Dynasty Celadon Censer with Soapstone Finial

A large Chinese Longquan celadon censer, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), circa 15th century, of bombe form on three legs, with incised lattice decoration to the sides, covered in a pleasant sea-green glaze. Together with an old hardwood stand and lid surmounted…

A longquan-style celadon glazed tripod censer, with a…

Longquan Celadon Tripod Censer with Reticulated Metal Top

A longquan-style celadon glazed tripod censer, with a reticulated metal top and stand, cushioned pouch and box, 11.1 cm high

Chinese silver & enamel censer, Beijing mark, early 20th…

Enamelled Chinese Silver Censer, Early 20th Century

Chinese silver & enamel censer, Beijing mark, early 20th century. 20 cm

A Chinese blue and white bombe censer, Kangxi period…

Kangxi Blue and White Bombe Censer, Philips 1981 Provenance

A Chinese blue and white bombe censer, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 14 cm high, 24 cm wide. Provenance: Philips, London, 1981

A celadon-glazed tripod censer with slightly flared sides…

Celadon tripod censer with floral scroll design

A celadon-glazed tripod censer with slightly flared sides rising from three short cabriole legs to the flat incurved rim, moulded on the exterior with a continuous floral scroll, between a series of concentric rings encircling the base and the mouth,…

Late 19th century Satsuma censer and cover, all finely…

Late 19th Century Satsuma Censer & Cover, 17cm

Late 19th century Satsuma censer and cover, all finely decorated in the traditional manner with seal mark to base, 17 cm height

A flambe-glazed censer seal mark of Yongzheng of squat bombe…

Yongzheng Flambe-Glazed Censer Seal Mark

A flambe-glazed censer seal mark of Yongzheng of squat bombe form springing from a splayed foot, the sides set below the waisted mouth with two tapering loop handles, covered on the exterior with a lavender-blue streaked crimson glaze, the base incised…

A famille-rose censer, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqiing/Daoguang period,…

Famille-Rose Censer with Immortals and Dragons

A famille-rose censer, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqiing/Daoguang period, 19th century the censer is decorated on the exterior with eight immortals and three additional Daoist deities in a landscape, flanked by a pair of archaistic dragon formed handles. With a…

A Dehua white-glaze censer with 'lion' handles, Qing dynasty,…

Qing Dynasty Dehua White-Glaze Lion Censer

A Dehua white-glaze censer with 'lion' handles, Qing dynasty, 13.2 cm wide. Provenance: Apsara Asian Art, Sydney

A small bomb shaped Chinese blue and white censer, decorated…

Chinese Blue and White Chilong Dragon Censer

A small bomb shaped Chinese blue and white censer, decorated with animated chilong dragons chasing a flaming peal amongst clouds, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 9 cm high and 17 cm diameter (at the mouth rim). Provenance: Luk, He Chung Hin, Hong…

A Chinese Dehua tripod censer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing…

Chinese Dehua Tripod Censer with Pale Blue Glaze, 1640

A Chinese Dehua tripod censer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) or Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa 1640 the bombe form censer with rope twist handles, covered in a fine pale blue glaze. 7 cm high, 12 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 2 June 2008, lot…

A Dehua censer Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century, the squat bombe…

Dehua Qing Dynasty Censer with Lion Mask Handles

A Dehua censer Qing dynasty, 17th/18th century, the squat bombe sides springing from a short splayed foot, set with two lion mask handles below the waisted mouth and everted rim, covered with an ivory-tinted glaze, the base with an impressed mark in a…

A Chinese Mogul-style censer and cover, Qing Dynasty 1644-1911,…

Qing Dynasty Mogul-style Lotus Censer

A Chinese Mogul-style censer and cover, Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, the body well carved with a lotus scroll, the loose ring handles pierced and carved with chrysanthemums. 11.5 cm high, 16.5 cm wide

A Chinese Dehua bombe form censer, late 17th century, 8 cm high,…

17th Century Chinese Dehua Lion Censer

A Chinese Dehua bombe form censer, late 17th century, 8 cm high, 15 cm wide, with two finely modelled lion mask handles, 14.4 cm diameter. Provenance: Jane Carnegie Oriental Art, 10th July 1986,

A fine Dehua porcelain censer, 18th/19th century, rope handles…

Dehua Porcelain Censer with Rope Handles

A fine Dehua porcelain censer, 18th/19th century, rope handles applied to the compressed globular body raised on three low feet, good even cream glaze, impressed mark to base Provenance: Private Collection of a gentleman. Height 5 cm. Diameter 9 cm

A 'Longquan' celadon censer, Ming Dynasty the deep slightly…

Ming Celadon Censer with Lozenge Carving and Cabriole Legs

A 'Longquan' celadon censer, Ming Dynasty the deep slightly flared sides carved on the exterior with lozenge diaper and set with three cabriole legs above the circular base pierced with a central aperture, all beneath the olive-green glaze falling short…

A blue and white censer, 17th/18th century, with rounded sides…

Blue and White Sage Censer

A blue and white censer, 17th/18th century, with rounded sides supported on a high foot and waisted below the flared mouth, painted on the exterior with sages and attendants in a continuous garden of bamboo, pine and rockwork, one seated playing a qin…

A Dehua censer Qing dynasty, 18th century, of cylindrical form…

Dehua Qing Dynasty Ivory-Tinted Censer

A Dehua censer Qing dynasty, 18th century, of cylindrical form supported on three bracket feet, covered with an ivory-tinted glaze falling short of the unglazed base and interior. 11 cm diameter.

A lapis-lazuli archaistic censer, of rectangular form supported…

Lapis-lazuli Dragon Censer with Taotie Masks

A lapis-lazuli archaistic censer, of rectangular form supported on high corner dragon form legs, the sides carved with a frieze of 'taotie' masks divided by raised vertical flanges and set with two upright loop handles, the base inscribed with an…

A Chinese 'Sancai' tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 19th century,…

Qing Dynasty Sancai Tripod Censer with Animal Motifs

A Chinese 'Sancai' tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 19th century, in an archaic 'Ding' form, the global body supported on three legs in the form of animal foot issuing from mysteries animal masks, two elephant head shaped handles issuing from the mouth rim,…

Chinese Longquan twin handled censer, of baluster form, with…

Longquan Twin-Handled Celadon Censer

Chinese Longquan twin handled censer, of baluster form, with loop handles and circular foot, in an olive green celadon glaze with crackle interior, height 7 cm

A hardwood elongated stand, in the Ming style, originally used…

Ming-style Dragon Carved Censer Stand

A hardwood elongated stand, in the Ming style, originally used to place a censer, the rectangular stand features curved legs and carved hoardings with archaistic dragons, 29 cm width x 17 cm depth x 15 cm height

Large Chinese twin handled censer and cover, of baluster form,…

Large Chinese twin handled censer and cover, of baluster form, set with dragon finial, above a pierced pattern of dragons and stylised clouds, set with twin elephant mask handles, above a continuous scene of dragons and stylised clouds, standing on three…

A Chinese white-jade 'chi dragon' censer top, 5.8 cm high, 90g

Chinese White-Jade Chi Dragon Censer Top

A Chinese white-jade 'chi dragon' censer top, 5.8 cm high, 90g

A Chinese crackle-glaze tripod censer, 5.3 cm high. Provenance:…

Chinese Crackle-Glaze Tripod Censer from 1960s Japan Acquisition

A Chinese crackle-glaze tripod censer, 5.3 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Japan during the 1960s

An engraved and chassed silver three-legged censer and cover,…

Qing Dynasty Silver Censer with Cover, 19th Century

An engraved and chassed silver three-legged censer and cover, Chinese Qing Dynasty, 19th century, signed to base. 19 cm high

A Chinese carved agate tripod 'lion'-handle censer, 12 cm high

Chinese Agate Lion Censer with Tripod Handles

A Chinese carved agate tripod 'lion'-handle censer, 12 cm high

A Chinese carved agate censer, 20th century. 15 cm high

Carved Chinese Agate Censer

A Chinese carved agate censer, 20th century. 15 cm high

A Chinese tripod censer, Xuande six-character embossed mark, 16…

Xuande Marked Chinese Tripod Censer - 16cm Diameter

A Chinese tripod censer, Xuande six-character embossed mark, 16 cm diam. 2640g

A celadon-glazed tripod censer with tomobako, 8.4 cm diam., 5.9…

Celadon Tripod Censer with Tomobako

A celadon-glazed tripod censer with tomobako, 8.4 cm diam., 5.9 cm high

A crackle-glazed censer Qing dynasty, with rounded sides…

Crackle-Glazed Qing Dynasty Censer

A crackle-glazed censer Qing dynasty, with rounded sides tapering to the wide mouth set with double upright loop handles and supported on tripod conical feet, covered inside and out with a mushroom coloured glaze suffused overall with a network of black…

A celadon glazed tripod censer, Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century,…

Ming Dynasty Celadon Tripod Censer with Dragon Feet

A celadon glazed tripod censer, Ming Dynasty, 14th/15th century, with an incised floral design around the exterior, supported on dragon mask feet, carved and fitted hardwood stand in the form of three bats, 11 cm high, 26.2 to 27.2 cm diameter (irregular)…

16th/17th century Chinese Dehua Blanc de Chine censer.…

Chinese Blanc de Chine Censer, 16th/17th Century

16th/17th century Chinese Dehua Blanc de Chine censer. Provenance: from a private collection. Diameter 11.2 cm

A Chinese Longquan tripod censer, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 16…

Ming Dynasty Longquan Tripod Censer: 16 cm Diameter

A Chinese Longquan tripod censer, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 16 cm diameter

A Chinese blue and white tripod censer, Jiajing period…

Jiajing Blue and White Tripod Censer with Daoist Motifs

A Chinese blue and white tripod censer, Jiajing period (1522-1566), Decorated with Daoist motifs and immortals, supported on three mask feet, the base unglazed, 25.3 cm diameter, 12.5 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works…

A Chinese silver gilt filigree censer, in the form of a covered…

Chinese Silver Gilt Filigree Phoenix Censer with Dragons

A Chinese silver gilt filigree censer, in the form of a covered urn, with phoenix handles and fringed rim, having semiprecious stone set flowerhead decorations and surmounted by four dragons and a flaming pearl, on ebonised base with glass dome. Height 35…

A Longquan style celadon tripod censer, height 6.5 cm, diameter…

Longquan Celadon Tripod Censer - 6.5cm height, 12.5cm diameter

A Longquan style celadon tripod censer, height 6.5 cm, diameter 12.5 cm

An archaistic 'animal mask' tripod censer, ding with box, 22.4…

Archaistic Animal Mask Tripod Censer with Box

An archaistic 'animal mask' tripod censer, ding with box, 22.4 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection

A 'Dehua' censer Qing Dynasty, 18th century, with rounded sides…

18th Century Qing Dynasty 'Dehua' Lion Censer

A 'Dehua' censer Qing Dynasty, 18th century, with rounded sides rising from a splayed foot and set with double lion masks below the flared mouth encircled with a finely grooved lipped rim, wood cover, 14.8 cm diameter

A blue and white censer Qing dynasty, Kangxi period the rounded…

Kangxi Blue and White Censer with Lakeside Scene

A blue and white censer Qing dynasty, Kangxi period the rounded sides waisted below the flared rim, painted with a figure in a sampan and another fishing from the shore in a continuous lakeside scene below a border of cloud scrolls 23.7 cm diameter

A Chinese carved agate tripod censer and cover on wooden stand.…

Chinese Agate Tripod Censer with Cover on Stand

A Chinese carved agate tripod censer and cover on wooden stand. Height 12.7 cm

A rare Chinese Dehua bombe-form censer, Qianlong, 18th century,…

Dehua Dragon Handle Censer, Qianlong, 18th Century

A rare Chinese Dehua bombe-form censer, Qianlong, 18th century, With dragon handles and supported on a shallow flat foot rim, covered in a bluish tinged thick white glaze, 11.5 cm diameter, 6.8 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental…

A Japanese studio celadon censer by Suwa Sozan I (1852-1922),…

A Japanese studio celadon censer by Suwa Sozan I (1852-1922), Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho period (1912-1926), of bombe form with tripod legs in the form of a classic Song Dynasty Longquan censer, with impressed oval mark to the base reading 'Sozan,…

A sancai reticulated globular censer, 12.5 cm high

Sancai Reticulated Globular Censer - 12.5cm

A sancai reticulated globular censer, 12.5 cm high

Large Chinese rock crystal censer and cover, the cover…

Chinese Dragon Crystal Censer with Claw Feet

Large Chinese rock crystal censer and cover, the cover depicting a dragon with three loop drops, set above the body with twin dragon handles and drop rings, the whole resting on three claw feet, height 18 cm x width 24 cm

Stunning Satsuma Meiji period censer, of squat globular form…

Meiji Satsuma Censer with Tea Ceremony Scene

Stunning Satsuma Meiji period censer, of squat globular form with an inverted rim, the body beautifully decorated with frieze of forty six seated ladies in a tea ceremony with screens and vases, below a rim decorated with intricate border of melons, wings…

Three pieces of Chinese blue and white porcelain, 20th century…

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Set

Three pieces of Chinese blue and white porcelain, 20th century comprising a dish, a two-handled censer and a small jar the dish 18.5 cm diameter, the jar 8 cm high

A Chinese celadon crackle-glaze tripod censer, 14 cm high

Chinese Celadon Crackle-Glaze Tripod Censer (sorry, 11 words)

A Chinese celadon crackle-glaze tripod censer, 14 cm high

A small blue and white censer, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period…

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Censer

A small blue and white censer, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 8.5 cm diameter

A blue and white temple censer, 20th century of cylindrical…

Blue and White Dragon Temple Censer, Guangxu Period

A blue and white temple censer, 20th century of cylindrical form, painted with a pair of dragons among clouds confronted on an inscribed panel reading 'Tai Ping Temple' and dated to the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), a nine character inscription in a panel…

A Satsuma earthenware censer and cover by Fujisan, Meiji period,…

Satsuma earthenware censer by Fujisan, Meiji period

A Satsuma earthenware censer and cover by Fujisan, Meiji period, on tripod feet, painted in colours and gilding with medallions of figures reserved on a ground of flowering plants, the pierced cover of radiating gilt petals encircled on the narrow…

A blue and white censer Qing dynasty, of bombe form, the sides…

Blue and White Qing Dynasty Censer

A blue and white censer Qing dynasty, of bombe form, the sides painted with a continuous lakeside scene below a frieze of pencilled cloud scrolls around the wide flared mouth, 19 cm diameter

A 'famille-rose' censer Qing dynasty, Qianlong period the…

Floral famille-rose censer from Qing dynasty

A 'famille-rose' censer Qing dynasty, Qianlong period the rounded sides painted in bright enamels with a floral scroll reserved on the pink enamel ground above a band of formal petals, and with a band of floral vignettes reserved on a flower strewn yellow…

A teadust-glazed tripod censer with stand and tomobako, 8.5 cm…

Teadust-Glazed Tripod Censer with Stand and Tomobako

A teadust-glazed tripod censer with stand and tomobako, 8.5 cm wide, 6.4 cm high

Chinese blue and white censer with decoration of the Immortals

Chinese Immortal Decorated Blue and White Censer

Chinese blue and white censer with decoration of the Immortals

Chinese Robin's egg blue glazed moulded porcelain 2 section…

Chinese Qing Dynasty Robin's Egg Blue Porcelain Censer

Chinese Robin's egg blue glazed moulded porcelain 2 section censer and cover, late Qing Dynasty, refer to Bonhams San Francisco 25/06/2013, length ot 8234 for an identical example, height 16.5 cm

A blue and white Chinese lidded censer with Qilong finial…

Blue and White Chinese Qilong Censer with Lid (17cm)

A blue and white Chinese lidded censer with Qilong finial height 17 cm

Three Lonquan celadon vessels Yuan/Ming dynasty comprising a…

Lonquan Celadon Trio: Ming-Yuan Dynasty Vessels

Three Lonquan celadon vessels Yuan/Ming dynasty comprising a tripod censer, a slender pierced vase and a squat long necked vase 11.7 cm and 13 cm high

A large Chinese two-handled polychrome decorated censer and…

Chinese Polychrome Censer with Cover, Late 19th Century

A large Chinese two-handled polychrome decorated censer and cover, late 19th century 41 cm high

Chinese blue and white Buddhist lion tripod censer, apocryphal…

Blue & White Buddhist Lion Censer with Yongzheng Mark

Chinese blue and white Buddhist lion tripod censer, apocryphal Yongzheng mark, late Qing or Republic period

A Chinese censer vase the bright polychrome glaze, the body of…

Chinese Openwork Censer Vase with Polychrome Glaze

A Chinese censer vase the bright polychrome glaze, the body of open work and removable central bulb section, marks to base, 29 cm high

A blue and white censer decorated with dragon and flaming pearl…

Dragon and Flaming Pearl Censer

A blue and white censer decorated with dragon and flaming pearl motifs, moulded lugs restored drill holes to base 21 cm diameter

A Chinese porcelain famille verte dish, Kangxi period…

Kangxi famille verte dish with scholar on horseback

A Chinese porcelain famille verte dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722), painted with a scholar riding a horse with his attendant leaving from home, the cavetto decorated with a band of auspicious symbols separated by four 'Ruyi' head shaped floral scrolls,…

A Chinese enamelled censer and cover fo dog finial, 40 cm high,…

Chinese Enamelled Censer with Dog Finial and Repaired Arm

A Chinese enamelled censer and cover fo dog finial, 40 cm high, repaired arm

A Chinese pierced lead-glazed censer; Republic period…

Dragon Pierced Censer with Daoguang Mark

A Chinese pierced lead-glazed censer; Republic period (1912-1949) or later; designed with a footed base covered by a pierced compressed spherical cover pierced and carved with dragons. Daoguang mark to base. 18.5 cm high, 17 cm diameter

A Chinese gold-splashed censer, supported on three short feet,…

Chinese Gold-Splashed Censer with Archaic Mark, 8cm High

A Chinese gold-splashed censer, supported on three short feet, an archaic mark under the base, 8 cm high, 13 cm diameter

A Chinese Dehua tripod censer with hardwood lid, Qing Dynasty…

18th Century Chinese Dehua Censer with Hardwood Lid

A Chinese Dehua tripod censer with hardwood lid, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th century, of bombe form with two loupe handles and mask and claw feet, together with an old hardwood lid with ruyi shaped piercings and a green jadeite bird-form finial, the…

A Chinese square censer with cover, ding, 17th century 23 cm…

17th Century Chinese Square Censer with Cover, Ding

A Chinese square censer with cover, ding, 17th century 23 cm high, 2230g,. Provenance: South Australia Private Collection, acquired around 2009 Europe Private Collection

Three Chinese Kangxi blue and white saucers. One decorated with…

Chinese Kangxi Blue and White Saucers, Private Collection Sydney

Three Chinese Kangxi blue and white saucers. One decorated with two dragons and flaming pearl. Kangxi mark of censer diameter 15.5 cm; one decorated with vase on scholar's desk, rim with auspicious objects. 6 character mark verso diameter 15.5 cm; and one…

Chinese early Ming Dynasty censer and cover, with domed and…

Ming Dynasty Celadon Censer with Pierced Cover

Chinese early Ming Dynasty censer and cover, with domed and pierced cover above a baluster body, in a pale green celadon glaze, height 13 cm. Provenance: Purchased between 1938-1970, the Estate of the late Walter Hochstadter, hence by descent

Chinese rock crystal footed censer and cover, of handsome…

Dragon Carved Rock Crystal Footed Censer

Chinese rock crystal footed censer and cover, of handsome proportions, with carved dragon finial to cover, above three drop ring dragon head handles, above a baluster body with twin dragon head handles, on three paw feet, height 18 cm. Provenance: Dr.…

A silver censer, standing on four elephant feet, with…

Silver censer on elephant feet with chrysanthemum motif

A silver censer, standing on four elephant feet, with chrysanthemum motif to body, 27 cm high

Satsuma tri footed censer with dog of fo finial & heavily…

Satsuma Chrysanthemum Censer with Dog Finial, Signed

Satsuma tri footed censer with dog of fo finial & heavily decorated with chrysanthemums, signed to base. Height 22 cm

An impressive large Chinese enamel censer with Qianlong Mark…

Chinese Enamel Censer with Qianlong Mark and Phoenix Decoration

An impressive large Chinese enamel censer with Qianlong Mark (19th century), all over decoration of phoenix, dragons, bats, scrolls and clouds on a bright mid/dark blue ground with classical borders, pierced spherical finial and open handles, raised on…

A Qingbai tripod censer, Yuan-early Ming dynasty, 14th century,…

14th Century Qingbai Tripod Censer with Blue-Green Glaze

A Qingbai tripod censer, Yuan-early Ming dynasty, 14th century, with a finely crackled blue-green glaze, the inside and the base unglazed, with traces of iron-red, 7 cm x 12.7 cm

A Chinese cinnabar lacquer censer, Republic period (1912-1949),…

A Chinese cinnabar lacquer censer, Republic period (1912-1949), with archaistic decoration of phoenixes against a diaper ground, the lid pierced and with gilt metal rim-mounts. Together with a fitted carved wooden stand. The censer 17.5 cm high, 17 cm…

Chinese Yuan/Ming Dynasty footed censer, of squat baluster form,…

Ming Dynasty Green Glazed Footed Censer

Chinese Yuan/Ming Dynasty footed censer, of squat baluster form, in a pale green glaze, raised on three feet, diameter 11.5 cm

Chinese Longquan celadon Tri-Footed censer, of squat form with…

Longquan Celadon Tri-Footed Censer with Fish Handles

Chinese Longquan celadon Tri-Footed censer, of squat form with a waisted neck and twin fish handles, a/f, height 12.5 cm

A Longquan celadon censer Ming dynasty the shallow rounded…

Ming Longquan Celadon Censer with Animal Mask Feet

A Longquan celadon censer Ming dynasty the shallow rounded sides supported on tripod animal mask feet, carved on the exterior with a raised frieze of the eight Trigrams below a band of scrolls, covered with a sea-green glaze apart from the centre of the…

A Chinese white glazed censer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18.5…

Chinese Qing Dynasty White Glazed Censer (18.5cm)

A Chinese white glazed censer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18.5 cm diameter

A Chinese Longquan celadon twin-handled censer, Southern Song…

Song Dynasty Twin-Handled Celadon Censer

A Chinese Longquan celadon twin-handled censer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), of bombe form with twin moulded handles, covered in a Guan-type crackled celadon glaze. 7 cm high, 11 cm wide. Provenance: property from a notable Philippine collection

Pair of fine Chinese porcelain bowls, the interior in blue and…

Chinese Porcelain Bowls with Blue and White Interior

Pair of fine Chinese porcelain bowls, the interior in blue and white, decorated with central roundel surrounded by border of four lanterns, the exterior decorated with four roundels decorated in polychrome enamels with lamps, censer and vases, on a mauve…

A 20th century Chinese enamel and silver three feet censer,…

Chinese Enamel and Silver Censer with Three Feet

A 20th century Chinese enamel and silver three feet censer, height 12 cm

A Chinese censer (Fang-Ting) in the archaic style adorned with…

Archaic Chinese Fang-Ting Censer with Taotie Panels, 19th Century

A Chinese censer (Fang-Ting) in the archaic style adorned with four Taotie panel, 19th century, 12.5 cm high, 13 cm wide