37 cm. （14 5/8 in.） diam

Provenance：
An Important Japanese Private Collection

The present censer is notable both for its exceptional size and superb colour. Very few examples of this large size appear to have been preserved. The closest comparable example in terms of the size is a significantly smaller tripod censer in the Chaozhou Museum measuring 30.5 cm. wide， decorated with trigrams and mask feet but lacking the handles found on the present example， illustrated in Mei Zi Chu Qing， Longquan Yao Qing Ci Tu Ji， Xiling Yin She， 2005， p. 186， no. 222. No other large incense burners of this outstanding quality appear to have been published.
The Eight Trigrams， bagua， on the present censer were a popular motif from the Yuan dynasty onwards and represent the sky， the ground， thunder， wind， water， fire， mountains and marshes， the eight natural phenomena.

Price estimate:
HKD： 2,300,000-3,300,000
USD： 296,800-425,800

Auction Result:
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