Artist: Unknown, maker; Date(s): circa 960 - 1279; Classification(s): stoneware, censer; Acquisition: bequeathed by Raphael, Oscar C., 1941, Oscar C.Raphael Bequest, 1941, received 1946 [OC.79 & A-1946]
Description: Two handled tripod censer, dense buff stoneware with thick clair de lune glaze crackled and six splashes of purple, two marks with rings and eight smaller ornaments in relief on the body, three dragons a rose and two small ornaments in relief on the neck and handles. Black wood stand and cover with jade knob. Sung or Y?an ware of Chun type. Chinese.
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