Lot #4 - A large Chinese blue and white temple censer, Qing dynasty, dated '23rd year of Guangxu', 1897
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:International Decorative Arts
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Sale Date:17 Apr 2016 ~ 4pm - Session 1 - Lots 1 - 94
18 Apr 2016 ~ 10.30am - Session 2 - Lots 95 – 673
19 Apr 2016 ~ 10.30am - Session 3 - Lots 674 – 1236 -
Lot #:4
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Lot Description:A large Chinese blue and white temple censer, Qing dynasty, dated '23rd year of Guangxu', 1897
Painted with two striding dragons separated by a framed inscription, 'Made for the Li family Ancestral Temple' (or Hall), and 'Commissioned by Xi Qiu', an eight-character cyclical dated mark 'Guangxu, guangding year, Shang Guang village'.
22 cm high, 28 cm diameter -
Provenance:R & V Tregaskis, Sydney; Collection of Colin Lanceley, Sydney.
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References:See 'Chinese Blue and White Porcelain and Related Underglaze Red', OCS of HK, February 1975, cat no 118 for a very similar censer dated to the Daoguang period.
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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