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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A Japanese blue and white censer, by Takahashi Dohachi IV…

Japanese Blue and White Censer by Takahashi Dohachi IV

A Japanese blue and white censer, by Takahashi Dohachi IV (1845-1897), Meiji period (1868-1912), the rectangular censer resting on four cabriole legs, decorated with landscape scenes to the front and rear, with shishi handles and finial to the lid. Marked…

Two celadon-glazed vessels comprising a Ming-style censer on…

Pair of Ming-style Celadon Vessels

Two celadon-glazed vessels comprising a Ming-style censer on tripod feet and a bowl 14.5 cm and 15.5 cm diameter

A Chinese twin-handle tea-dust-glaze censer, Qianlong…

Twin-handle tea-dust-glaze censer with Qianlong seal mark

A Chinese twin-handle tea-dust-glaze censer, Qianlong six-character embossed seal mark, 7.5 cm high

Good Satsuma censer and cover, with domed cover above a…

Satsuma Horseback Court Scene Censer

Good Satsuma censer and cover, with domed cover above a cylindrical body, decorated with a continuous scene of court figure on horseback, surrounded by attendants in landscape, four character mark to base, height 13 cm

A Chinese Qianlong style tea glaze censer with lug handles,…

Qianlong-style tea glaze censer with tripod base

A Chinese Qianlong style tea glaze censer with lug handles, tripod base and seal to base. Height 7 cm. Depth 14 cm

Pale green censer with handles, height 16 cm

16cm Pale Green Censer with Handles

Pale green censer with handles, height 16 cm

A Chinese carved quartz censer and cover, of smoky colour, the…

Carved Quartz Censer with Lion Mask Handles and Stand

A Chinese carved quartz censer and cover, of smoky colour, the censer with lion mask captured ring handles issuing from the rim, raised on four short feet and with domed cover surmounted by a temple dog, raised on an associated carved and pierced black…

A large Chinese blue and white censer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912),…

18th Century Chinese Blue and White Dragon Censer

A large Chinese blue and white censer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), early 18th century, the large bombe-form porcelain censer decorated with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl. 11.5 cm high, 22 cm diameter

A large Chinese celadon Ding-Form censer, 19th century, the…

19th Century Chinese Celadon Ding-Form Censer

A large Chinese celadon Ding-Form censer, 19th century, the lobed bombe-form tripod censer with carved decoration of diaper patterns and scrolling foliage, covered in an even sea-green coloured glaze, with two rope-twist handles surmounting the rim, the…

An impressive large Meiji period Japanese brass temple censer,…

Meiji Brass Temple Censer with Samurai Warriors and Mythical Creature

An impressive large Meiji period Japanese brass temple censer, shibuichi worked inlaid silver and copper, foliate handles to the sides, the front decorated with two samurai warriors, one prostrating before the other, an eagle to the reverse, the lid…

A Chinese porcelain censer, song and Yuan period decorated with…

Chinese Song/Yuan Porcelain Censer with Crackle Glaze

A Chinese porcelain censer, song and Yuan period decorated with curved line and crackle glaze, 9.6 cm high. Provenance: A private collection in Australia

A Chinese dehua white glazed censer, 17th-18th century or…

Dehua White Glazed Censer with Silver Cover and Mask Handles

A Chinese dehua white glazed censer, 17th-18th century or earlier, with mask handles and a pierced silver cover, 9.4 cm diameter

A Chinese Dehua bombe form censer, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th…

Qing Dynasty Dehua Lion Mask Censer

A Chinese Dehua bombe form censer, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, of bombe form, decorated simply with two lion mask handles, some minor frits to the rim, 7 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter

Chinese carved greenstone censer on stand, of compressed…

Dragon Carved Greenstone Censer on Stand

Chinese carved greenstone censer on stand, of compressed globular form with twin beast mask handles suspending loose ring drops, carved with dragons, the cover set with chilong finial and suspended by chain link, height 16 cm x width 14.5 cm, raised on a…

Good Satsuma twin handled censer and cover, of facetted form,…

Satsuma Twin Handled Censer with Geisha and Floral Decorations

Good Satsuma twin handled censer and cover, of facetted form, decorated with reserves to each side displaying geishas and flowers, surrounded by a fine brocade border, in rich tones of blue, white and red, accented in gilt, makers marks to base, height 14…

A Chinese carved tiger eye lidded censer with stand, height 10…

Chinese Tiger Eye Censer with Lid and Stand (10cm)

A Chinese carved tiger eye lidded censer with stand, height 10 cm

A collection of three pieces of Chinese porcelain, 18th century…

Chinese Porcelain Trio

A collection of three pieces of Chinese porcelain, 18th century and later comprising a celadon tripod censer, a sang de boeuf brush washer and a pale celadon covered dish the largest 11.5 cm diameter

A Chinese Ming style cast iron censer in the form of a…

Ming-style Iron Censer: Qing Dynasty Lion Form

A Chinese Ming style cast iron censer in the form of a Buddhistic lion, Qing dynasty 18th century, 18 cm high

Chinese blue and white tripod censer with archaistic design,…

Qing Chinese Blue and White Archaistic Censer with Mark

Chinese blue and white tripod censer with archaistic design, apocryphal Ming mark, late Qing

A Japanese studio celadon censer by Miyanaga Tozan I…

Miyanaga Tozan I Celadon Censer: Paulownia Leaf and Flower

A Japanese studio celadon censer by Miyanaga Tozan I (1868-1941), Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1930s, Ingeniously modelled as a paulownia leaf and flower mon visible from three sides, the leaves forming the censer and the flowers forming the lid, the…

A Chinese Longquan Bagua tripod censer, Ming Dynasty…

A Chinese Longquan Bagua tripod censer, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), with carved trigrams to the sides, raised on three small feet and covered with a glassy bright green celadon glaze, 11.5 cm high, 27 cm diameter,

A blue and white tripod censer, 20th century, painted with a…

Blue and White Wanli Tripod Censer with Cloud Frieze

A blue and white tripod censer, 20th century, painted with a frieze of clouds and trigrams below a band of flaming pearls, Wanli mark, 14 cm high

A Longquan green-glaze trigrams' tripod censer', 15th century,…

15th Century Longquan Green-Glaze Trigrams Tripod Censer

A Longquan green-glaze trigrams' tripod censer', 15th century, 17.5 cm diam. Provenance: Apsara Asian Art, Sydney

A Chinese carved fluorite lamp base, early Republic period,…

A Chinese carved fluorite lamp base, early Republic period, c1920s, the lamp base with a carved urn and censer, the urn with prunus decoration, figural twin handles and foo lion cover, the tripod censer of traditional form, raised on a pierced wooden…

Large Chinese carved jadeite twin handled censer and cover,…

Chinese Dragon Jadeite Censer with Cover and Handles

Large Chinese carved jadeite twin handled censer and cover, with a carved dragon finial, surrounded by three drop ring handles above a baluster shaped body, with dragon head handles on three paw feet, in tones of emerald green on white, height 19 cm.…

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

Satsuma Twin Handled Censer with Kylin Finial

Large Satsuma twin handled censer and cover, of baluster form, with kylin finial, above a body decorated with figures and brocade in tones of red, gilt and blue, on three feet, height 42 cm

Late 19th century Satsuma censer and cover finely decorated…

19th Century Satsuma Warrior & Scholar Censer (Damaged)

Late 19th century Satsuma censer and cover finely decorated with panels of warriors & scholars (some damage)

A Chinese hardwood tripod stand, Qing Dynasty, 19th century.…

Qing Dynasty Chinese Hardwood Tripod Stand

A Chinese hardwood tripod stand, Qing Dynasty, 19th century. Supported on large ruyi feet, made for a tripod censer or bulb bowl. Height 13.5 cm. 31 cm (widest)

Chinese porcelain censer and cover, raised on three animal mask…

Chinese Porcelain Censer with Famille Jaune Floral Design

Chinese porcelain censer and cover, raised on three animal mask legs, twin up turned handles, famille jaune floral ground with two reserve landscape cartouches, red seal mark to base, height 26 cm

Large Chinese Peking opaque yellow glass ding censer, the sides…

Yellow Glass Ding Censer with Taotie Carvings

Large Chinese Peking opaque yellow glass ding censer, the sides carved with taotie masks. Width 26 cm

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

Ming Dynasty Longquan Tripod Censer with Sea-Green Glaze

A Chinese Longquan tripod censer, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), modelled in bamboo-segment form, covered in a fine sea-green glaze. An important Melbourne collection. 5.5 cm high, 7.75 cm diameter. Provenance: an important private collection, Melbourne.

A Chinese silver gilt and enamel archaic form censer, 20th…

Chinese Enamel Gilt Censer, 20th Century

A Chinese silver gilt and enamel archaic form censer, 20th century, 13.5 cm high

Chinese teadust and iron glaze tripod censer with lions head…

Qing Dynasty Teadust Iron Glaze Lion Censer

Chinese teadust and iron glaze tripod censer with lions head masks, Qing Dynasty, possibly Shiwan Ware

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, 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 three feet, early…

A Chinese carved rose, quartz lidded censer, mid 20th century…

Chinese Rose Quartz Censer with Lid and Stand

A Chinese carved rose, quartz lidded censer, mid 20th century height 15.8 cm - with stand (censer slight AF)

Large seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and attendant, depicted…

Green Stone Bodhisattva with Attendant

Large seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and attendant, depicted with head slightly turned with headdress, necklace and robes from shoulders and waist, with foot resting upon a lotus flower, attendant standing with censer in hands, in tones of green stone,…

Chinese late Ming Tri-Footed celadon censer, of shallow form…

Late Ming Celadon Tri-Footed Censer, 20.5cm Diameter, Incised Hatching

Chinese late Ming Tri-Footed celadon censer, of shallow form with an everted lip, the body lightly incised with cross hatching, resting on three decorative feet, a/f, diameter 20.5 cm

A Chinese crystal and glass censer, early 20th century, 20.5 cm…

Chinese Crystal and Glass Censer, Early 20th Century

A Chinese crystal and glass censer, early 20th century, 20.5 cm high

A group of four Chinese Yixing Teapots, contemporary; one…

Collection of Four Chinese Yixing Teapots

A group of four Chinese Yixing Teapots, contemporary; one possibly mid 20th century, one of censer form upon tripod legs with an elephant handle and archaistic designs; two ovoid lidded pieces in red terracotta; the fourth of tapering flared form…

A Chinese Junyao tripod three footed censer. Diameter 11.5 cm;…

Chinese Junyao Censer with Three Feet

A Chinese Junyao tripod three footed censer. Diameter 11.5 cm; height 11.5 cm

A Chinese rock crystal censer and cover, the base of cauldron…

Chinese Rock Crystal Censer with Dragon Finial

A Chinese rock crystal censer and cover, the base of cauldron shape raised on three paw feet and with lion mask handles issuing from the rim with captured rings suspended beneath them, the tall domed cover with conforming captured ring handles to the…

Satsuma twin handle lidded censer (H 32 cm) with three dogs of…

Satsuma Twin Handle Lidded Censer with Po Dogs and Figures

Satsuma twin handle lidded censer (H 32 cm) with three dogs of Po adorning the lid and acting as handles and decorated with Japanese men surrounding possibly and empress to centre, sitting on gilt lion feet, height 34 cm

Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma censer, of squat form,…

Meiji Satsuma Censer with Pierced Silver Cover

Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Satsuma censer, of squat form, with stylised foliate decoration within alternating panels of red, blue and green, raised on three short feet, with pierced silver cover, base unmarked, height 9 cm (including cover)

A blue and white censer bowl in the Kangxi manner, a small…

Blue and White Dragon Censer Bowl with Stand

A blue and white censer bowl in the Kangxi manner, a small compressed and waisted bowl with a broad neck, freely decorated in underglaze blue with a pair of dragons holding floral stems and flying amidst flaming clouds, between concentric rings and having…

A Chinese pale celadon censer, 15/16th century, 16 cm diameter,…

Chinese Pale Celadon Censer, 15/16th Century

A Chinese pale celadon censer, 15/16th century, 16 cm diameter, 9 cm high

Satsuma censer finely painted showing geisha in a rural pagoda…

Geisha Satsuma Censer with Foo Dog Finial

Satsuma censer finely painted showing geisha in a rural pagoda scene, standing on a tripod base & having a foo dog finial. Stamped with a four character signature to the base. Condition good, minor age related wear. Height 15 cm

Chinese carved jadeite dragon censer on three feet

Jadeite Dragon Censer on Three Feet

Chinese carved jadeite dragon censer on three feet

A large blue and white Chinese lidded censer with temple lion…

Blue and White Chinese Temple Lion Censer

A large blue and white Chinese lidded censer with temple lion finial, height 40 cm

A Chinese blue and white porcelain censer, blue under glaze,…

Dragon-Decorated Blue and White Censer

A Chinese blue and white porcelain censer, blue under glaze, decorated with two dragons. Guangxu mark on the body. Late-19th century. Height 18.5 cm, diameter 21 cm

A Chinese blue-and-white censer, 19th century 12.3 cm diam.…

19th Century Chinese Blue-and-White Censer

A Chinese blue-and-white censer, 19th century 12.3 cm diam. Provenance: NSW Private Collection, acquired in China in the mid-1950s

Chinese Longquan tri-footed censer, of circular form, set with…

Longquan Tri-Footed Censer in Green Glaze

Chinese Longquan tri-footed censer, of circular form, set with a series of prunts and two rosettes to the exterior on three feet, in a green glaze, diameter 19 cm

Chinese blue and white porcelain footed censer, of baluster…

Blue and White Porcelain Kylin Censer with Peony Scroll

Chinese blue and white porcelain footed censer, of baluster form with twin handles, with unglazed kylin to cover, with peony scroll decoration, raised on three legs, height 18 cm

Fine Japanese Satsuma censer and cover, of facetted form,…

Japanese Satsuma Censer with Gilt Accents and Cover

Fine Japanese Satsuma censer and cover, of facetted form, decorated with panels depicting birds, brocade, fish and figures, accented in gilt, on multiple feet, with gilt metal cover, signed to base, height 9 cm

A fine Dehua censer with mask handles, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th…

Dehua Censer with Mask Handles

A fine Dehua censer with mask handles, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the compressed circular form with moulded masks at the shoulders beneath the everted rim, the white glaze with a tinge of blue. a label to base from the antique porcelain gallery.…

A large Chinese celadon-glazed tripod censer and cover, with…

Large Celadon Tripod Censer with Lion Lid

A large Chinese celadon-glazed tripod censer and cover, with Buddhistic lion to lid. With an even crackle glaze, 40 cm high

Two various Chinese greenstone items, including dual handled…

Chinese Greenstone Censer and Funerary Vessel on Stands

Two various Chinese greenstone items, including dual handled censer; & funerary vessel (finial broken). Both on wooden stands. Height 14 cm (average) (total)

Good Chinese brass censer dual handles, stone inlaid wood lid,…

Ming Dynasty Brass Censer with Stone Inlay and Carvings

Good Chinese brass censer dual handles, stone inlaid wood lid, with carved temple dog finial, character marks to base, (indicating Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hsuan Te, 1426-1435), on pierced brass stand, height 27 cm, total).

Chinese blanc de chine censer and cover, of domed form, the…

Blanc de Chine Censer with Precious Object Decoration

Chinese blanc de chine censer and cover, of domed form, the pierced cover decorated with precious objects amongst cloud scrolls, on three feet, impressed seal mark, height 9 cm

Good Satsuma twin handled censer and cover, of facetted form,…

Satsuma Twin Handled Censer with Immortal Decoration

Good Satsuma twin handled censer and cover, of facetted form, with a pierced handle, decorated with immortals in rich tones of gilt, red and black, flanked by kylin handles, raised on four feet, character mark to base, height 17 cm

Chinese Tang style Sancai covered censer, with twin handles and…

Tang-style Sancai Covered Censer with Twin Handles

Chinese Tang style Sancai covered censer, with twin handles and pierced cover on a circular foot, height 36 cm

Late 19th century large Satsuma censer and cover ovoid body on…

Large Satsuma Censer with Warriors and Foliage

Late 19th century large Satsuma censer and cover ovoid body on raised on three scroll legs painted with warrioes and foliage (damage to temple dog cover finial) 51 cm height

A small old heavy Chinese brass censer, of circular shape on…

Antique Chinese Brass Censer with Seal Mark

A small old heavy Chinese brass censer, of circular shape on three sprig feet. Impressed seal mark, diameter 10.5 cm.

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain censer, of globular form,…

Chinese Blue & White Porcelain Lotus Censer

Large Chinese blue and white porcelain censer, of globular form, below a waisted neck, with elongated twin handles, decorated with stylised lotus and foliage, accented with ruyi head and key-fret borders, raised on three squat legs, height 29.5 cm

Chinese porcelain censer. Tri-footed, double-handled lidded…

Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Censer

Chinese porcelain censer. Tri-footed, double-handled lidded censer with famille rose decoration of children playing in a garden. Bears underglaze blue Qialong mark to base. Height 38 cm

Chinese porcelain censer and cover, raised on three animal mask…

Famille Jaune Porcelain Censer with Landscape Cartouches

Chinese porcelain censer and cover, raised on three animal mask legs, twin up turned handles, famille jaune floral ground with two reserve landscape cartouches, red seal mark to base, height 26 cm

A Chinese porcelain sang-de-boeuf glazed porcelain censer,…

Sang-de-boeuf porcelain censer with three feet

A Chinese porcelain sang-de-boeuf glazed porcelain censer, squat circular shape, raised on three short feet. Diameter 10 cm

Meiji period Japanese Satsuma lidded censer featuring gilt…

Meiji Satsuma Censer with Gilt Lion Finial

Meiji period Japanese Satsuma lidded censer featuring gilt temple lion finial, height 12 cm

A Chinese Guan-Type crackle Clazed tripod censor, late 19th to…

Guan-Type Crackle Glazed Tripod Censer

A Chinese Guan-Type crackle Clazed tripod censor, late 19th to 20th century, the censer of compressed globular form with a pair of shaped looped handles to the shoulder, covered in a fine pale green celadon glaze with 'Iron wire and golden thread' crackle…

Large Japanese Satsuma censer and cover, with immortal finial…

Japanese Satsuma Immortal Censer with Pierced Cover

Large Japanese Satsuma censer and cover, with immortal finial above a pierced domed cover, decorated with reserves of flowers on a brocade ground, on a circular foot, in rich tones of gold, green, red and blue, a/f, height 35 cm

Chinese archaic style censer, with stylised Taotie mask handles,…

Archaic Censer with Taotie Mask Handles and Pottery Vessels

Chinese archaic style censer, with stylised Taotie mask handles, together with two south East Asian pottery vessels (3), height 7.5 cm, (censer), 25 cm, (jug), 18 cm, (vase). Provenance: The Collection of Lady Sybil Joel, Sydney

A Chinese jadeite three footed lidded censer, with mythical…

Mythical beast jadeite censer with lid and handles

A Chinese jadeite three footed lidded censer, with mythical beast finial and mask handles. Height 15.5 cm

A green glazed Chinese tripod censer, height 15 cm

Green Glazed Chinese Tripod Censer (15 cm)

A green glazed Chinese tripod censer, height 15 cm

A heavy gauge brass Chinese Taotie mask ring handled censer,…

Brass Chinese Taotie Mask Censer with Ring Handles

A heavy gauge brass Chinese Taotie mask ring handled censer, height 12 cm, width 23 cm

A Chinese boneite censer and cover, 23 cm high

Chinese Boneite Censer with Cover - 23 cm

A Chinese boneite censer and cover, 23 cm high

A Chinese celadon-glaze tripod censer, Qianlong six-character…

Chinese Celadon Tripod Censer, Qianlong Mark, Republic Period

A Chinese celadon-glaze tripod censer, Qianlong six-character blue-and-white mark, Republic period, the compressed globular body with two looped handles, the base with an unglazed ring, the reign mark to the central recess against a celadon ground, 8.5 cm…

Chinese olive glazed handled censer. Late Qing or Republic…

Chinese olive glazed handled censer. Late Qing or Republic period. Incised apocryphal Chenghua four character mark. Width 21 cm. Provenance: Estates late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai couple involved with architecture, interior design and…

A Chinese blue and white tripod censer. The cylindrical form…

Chinese Blue and White Tripod Censer

A Chinese blue and white tripod censer. The cylindrical form censor raised on three feet, decorated with eight circular medallions within stylised floral scrolls, between fret and wave borders, unmarked. Height 15 cm, diameter: 15.5 cm

A Chinese carved stone censer and cover, mottled and veined…

Chinese Stone Censer with Archaistic Relief Carvings

A Chinese carved stone censer and cover, mottled and veined yellow-brown stone, of compressed globular form on three animal mask and paw feet, with a pair of elephant mask and loose ring handles to the sides, the cover with a shishi finial, the body with…

A large Chinese white glazed tripod censer with wooden cover,…

Chinese White Glazed Tripod Censer with Wooden Cover

A large Chinese white glazed tripod censer with wooden cover, 20th century, 30 cm high. Provenance: The collection of Barry and Jeanne Little

Brass lidded censer with Japanese guardian lion design, bird…

Japanese-style Brass Censer with Guardian Lion and Elephant Legs

Brass lidded censer with Japanese guardian lion design, bird panel decoration, & four elephant design legs, height 47 cm

A Chinese white metal three footed censer three piece…

Chinese Dragon Censer with Seal Mark, 35cm Height

A Chinese white metal three footed censer three piece construction, decorated with dragons and oriental motifs bearing seal mark to base. Height 35 cm

Large Oriental censer with Dog of Fo to the lid, on base

Oriental Dog of Fo Censer

Large Oriental censer with Dog of Fo to the lid, on base

A cinnabar censer, the long legged tripod censer of typical…

Cinnabar Taotie Tripod Censer with Lingzhi Design

A cinnabar censer, the long legged tripod censer of typical compressed form with a waisted neck, domed lid and upright bracket handles, decorated with three taotie masks to shaped cartouches upon a diaper ground beneath lingzhi mushroom and lappet borders…

Chinese heavy cast and engraved brass censer, with a carved and…

Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Brass Censer with Rosewood Cover

Chinese heavy cast and engraved brass censer, with a carved and pierced rosewood cover. Late Qing Dynasty, engraved seal mark, length 19 cm

Vintage Chinese bronzed censer pierced lid with temple dog…

Chinese Bronzed Censer with Temple Dog Finial and Embossed Bowl

Vintage Chinese bronzed censer pierced lid with temple dog finial, to embossed decorated bowl, on three paw feet, height 30 cm.

Good Satsuma Japan hand painted lidded censer censer type…

Satsuma Hand Painted Lidded Censer with Traditional Scenes

Good Satsuma Japan hand painted lidded censer censer type vessel, hand painted figures in traditional scenes, pierced and gilded lid, dual handles, black character mark to base, height 8 cm.

A Qing Dynasty cobalt blue censer of globular form with lion…

Qing Dynasty Cobalt Blue Lion Head Censer

A Qing Dynasty cobalt blue censer of globular form with lion head handles on tripod feet, 13 cm high, 26 cm wide. The Estate of Stanley Crawford Stevens.

Hardstone censer style vase, with shi shi finial and loop…

Shi Shi Vase with Loop Handles

Hardstone censer style vase, with shi shi finial and loop handles

A Chinese blue and white censer with six reign Xuande character…

Chinese Xuande Reign Blue and White Censer

A Chinese blue and white censer with six reign Xuande character on the body, 20th century

A large Chinese flambe tripod censer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912),…

Chinese Flambe Tripod Censer, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

A large Chinese flambe tripod censer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the large censer solidly potted in stoneware, covered in a mottled flambe glaze to the exterior, and with an iron brown glaze to the interior, resting on three cabriole legs, 16…

Early Chinese Canton enamel censer. Blue and white floral…

Chinese Canton Enamel Censer with Carved Wood Lid

Early Chinese Canton enamel censer. Blue and white floral decoration; carved wood lid; inner ceramic cup (later addition?), on fitted wooden stand. Height 11 cm (censer only)

Good Japanese Ko Kutani porcelain twin handled censer and cover,…

Japanese Ko Kutani Twin Handled Censer with Continuous Scene

Good Japanese Ko Kutani porcelain twin handled censer and cover, of facetted form set with floral finials, with twin handles with drop rings, the body decorated with continuous scene depicting a man on a boat, with lake, trees and rocky outcrop, in tones…

A Chinese porcelain celadon glazed censer, Qing Dynasty,…

Celadon Glazed Chinese Censer, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese porcelain celadon glazed censer, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the compressed globular body with a flat rim supported on three legs with a luminous blue-green glaze pooling above the splayed feet. Provenance: Private Collection of a gentleman…

Antique Chinese blue & white censer & wood stand

Chinese Blue & White Censer with Wood Stand

Antique Chinese blue & white censer & wood stand

A Chinese hexagonal lidded censer, 20th century, with pierced…

Chinese Phoenix Censer with Floral Motifs

A Chinese hexagonal lidded censer, 20th century, with pierced lid on raised foot painted with phoenix bird, peony and scattered flowers, the base pale blue with ten coloured flower heads, 19 cm high

A small heavy Chinese brass two-handled censer, of circular…

Chinese Brass Censer with Seal Mark, 13cm Diameter

A small heavy Chinese brass two-handled censer, of circular shape on three feet. Seal mark, diameter 13 cm.