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 celadon ceramic censer underglaze decoration, height 12…

Celadon Censer with Underglaze Decoration

Chinese celadon ceramic censer underglaze decoration, height 12 cm approx.

Chinese blue & white ceramic censer blue and white dragon…

Dragon Decorated Blue & White Ceramic Censer

Chinese blue & white ceramic censer blue and white dragon decorated height 11 cm approx.

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, 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 sancai reticulated globular censer, 12.5 cm high

Sancai Reticulated Globular Censer - 12.5cm

A sancai reticulated globular censer, 12.5 cm high

Chinese stoneware censer and cover, of cylindrical form, on a…

Cream Glazed Stoneware Censer with Cover and Stand

Chinese stoneware censer and cover, of cylindrical form, on a circular stand with three feet, with cream glaze, height 15 cm

Kutani porcelain figure, depicting an immortal seated with…

Kutani Immortal Censer Figure

Kutani porcelain figure, depicting an immortal seated with robes falling from head, holding a censer in hands, on rocky outcrop, in tones of white, green, black and red, height 25 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, 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…

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

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

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

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

An old Chinese red glazed and painted censer on stand, the…

Chinese Red Glazed Censer on Stand with Relief Decoration

An old Chinese red glazed and painted censer on stand, the rectangular body with panelled decoration in relief, the domed and pierced lid with kylin finial, two raised rectangular handles, one A.F., raised on four scrolling feet, on fitted wood stand,…

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.

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.

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…

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 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 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

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 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

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

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).

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 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

Chinese twin handled famille rose tripod censer, with elephant…

Famille Rose Elephant Censer

Chinese twin handled famille rose tripod censer, with elephant figures to legs and handles, 28 cm high

Chinese ceramic censer bowl blue/grey glaze, dual handled,…

Blue-Grey Ceramic Censer Bowl with Dual Handles and Tri-Feet

Chinese ceramic censer bowl blue/grey glaze, dual handled, tri-footed, hairline glaze cracks), height 14 cm diameter 24 cm

A Chinese porcelain censer, cylindrical shape raised on three…

Chinese animal motif porcelain censer

A Chinese porcelain censer, cylindrical shape raised on three mask feet, lug handles issue from the rim, decorated in low relief with animal motifs. Diameter 12.5 cm.

Chinese green glazed terracotta censer, 22.5 cm diameter, 13 cm…

Green Glazed Chinese Terracotta Censer

Chinese green glazed terracotta censer, 22.5 cm diameter, 13 cm high

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 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 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 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…

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 small Chinese porcelain two-handled censer on three sprig…

Chinese Tea-Dust Glaze Censer with Handles and Feet

A small Chinese porcelain two-handled censer on three sprig feet, decorated gold speckled tea-dust glaze. Impressed seal mark. Diameter 8 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 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

Pale green censer with handles, height 16 cm

16cm Pale Green Censer with Handles

Pale green censer with handles, height 16 cm

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

A Chinese blue and white porcelain Ding censer, the tripod…

Dragon Ding Censer: Chinese Blue and White Porcelain

A Chinese blue and white porcelain Ding censer, the tripod cauldron centred with integral loop handles and decorated with dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds; apocryphal Qianlong seal underside, height 12 cm

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

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

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)

Chinese celadon twin handled censer of baluster form, in an…

Chinese Celadon Twin Handled Censer, 10cm Height

Chinese celadon twin handled censer of baluster form, in an olive green glaze, height 10 cm

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…

Japanese Satsuma censer and cover, of baluster form, decorated…

Japanese Satsuma Censer with Flower Decoration

Japanese Satsuma censer and cover, of baluster form, decorated with flowers, in tones of pink, red and green on three feet, seal mark to base, height 13 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

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

Chinese celadon crackle glaze censer, of shaped rectangular…

Chinese Celadon Crackle Glaze Censer, Rectangular Form

Chinese celadon crackle glaze censer, of shaped rectangular form, set on four tapering feet, length 19 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 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 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

Rare Japanese Satsuma lidded censer, hand painted decoration…

Japanese Satsuma Hand-Painted Lidded Censer with Character Marks

Rare Japanese Satsuma lidded censer, hand painted decoration (some wear), pierced metal cover, tri footed. Character marks to base. On wood stand. Height 10 cm (censer only).

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 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

Chinese twin handled crackle glaze censer, of baluster form…

Blue Twin-Handled Crackle Glaze Censer with Gilt Accent

Chinese twin handled crackle glaze censer, of baluster form accented with gilt rim, in a pale blue tones, seal mark to base, height 10.5 cm

Chinese Tri footed censer, of cylindrical form, ribbing to…

Blue Tri-Footed Chinese Censer

Chinese Tri footed censer, of cylindrical form, ribbing to exterior, set of three feet, in tones of pale blue, diameter 13.5 cm height 9.5 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

Chinese greenstone carved censer, with Foo dog finial and…

Chinese Greenstone Censer with Foo Dog and Dragon Handles

Chinese greenstone carved censer, with Foo dog finial and dragon head handles on timber stand, 19 cm high

Chinese soapstone censer. Domed cover with dog of Fo finial.…

Chinese Soapstone Censer with Dog of Fo Finial

Chinese soapstone censer. Domed cover with dog of Fo finial. Twin dragon mask ring handles. Raised on a circular foot on a wooden stand. Height 23 cm, (including stand)

Kutani figure of a lady modelled holding an censer, seated upon…

Kutani Lady with Censer on Rock

Kutani figure of a lady modelled holding an censer, seated upon a rock. Condition: good, minor wear to the base, height 26 cm

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,…

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 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.

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

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 carved green stone temple dog censer, on timber stand,…

Green Stone Temple Dog Censer on Timber Stand

Chinese carved green stone temple dog censer, on timber stand, height 20 cm approx

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 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 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 blue and white censer pot. the straight-sided…

Chinese Kangxi-style Blue and White Censer Pot

A Chinese blue and white censer pot. the straight-sided circular box with a single horizontal flute decoration near the rim, decorated in the Kangxi manner with a narrative comprising three figures in a fenced landscape setting, the underglaze blue with…

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…

Oriental carved jadeite censer on rosewood stand

Carved Jadeite Censer on Rosewood Stand

Oriental carved jadeite censer on rosewood stand

Two silvered metal Chinese censers. A quatrefoil shaped censer…

Pair of Chinese Dragon Censers

Two silvered metal Chinese censers. A quatrefoil shaped censer with a pierced dome top and chilong handles, and an ovoid censer with dragon handles with a conforming lid, the body decorated with dragons chasing flaming pearls in high relief. Height 18.5…

A Chinese porcelain vase and censer. The globular vase with an…

Chinese porcelain vase and censer in green and olive glaze

A Chinese porcelain vase and censer. The globular vase with an inverted rim in a pleasing even sea green glaze, bearing a Qianlong seal; and a squat waisted censer with small loop handles and tripod feet in a light olive crackle glaze. Height 7.5 cm. And…

Chinese Malay censer. Purchased Malacca, Malaysia 1971.

Malacca Chinese Malay Censer, 1971

Chinese Malay censer. Purchased Malacca, Malaysia 1971.

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

A Japanese Satsuma censer, with raised enamel & gilt on crackle…

Japanese Satsuma Censer with Lion Dog Handle

A Japanese Satsuma censer, with raised enamel & gilt on crackle glaze body, a lion dog handle to lid and clear mark to base, height 23 cm

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

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 brass censer, 20th century with Foo dog decoration to…

Chinese Brass Censer with Foo Dog Decoration

A Chinese brass censer, 20th century with Foo dog decoration to lid & three feet, height 16 cm

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

Vintage Nepalese brass Filigree temple dog censer bejeweled…

Nepalese Filigree Temple Dog Censer with Coral & Lapis

Vintage Nepalese brass Filigree temple dog censer bejeweled with coral and lapis stones, height 13 cm approx

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 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 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

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

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

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 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,…

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…

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 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 fine Japanese porcelain large vase, decorated in panels, one…

Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase with Hunting Eagle and Exotic Birds

A fine Japanese porcelain large vase, decorated in panels, one with a hunting eagle, the other with exotic birds, the panels reserved on a background decorated with Madoe panels in Imari pallet. Shouldered ovoid shape, marked under the foot with a censer…

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

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…