A large early Ming  早明 Zhejiang Longquan celadon tripod censer, the bowl decorated with a freely incised lotus flower scroll with a combed wavy line centered on the waisted neck below the flat everted rim and raised rib band above the body. The whole covered inside and out with a crackled bluish-green transparent glaze. The unglazed countersunk base and patch on the interior are burnt red in the firing.
早明 Early Ming Dynasty
Height: 4" (10.2cm)  Diameter:  10 7/8" (27.7cm)
Condition:  Restoration to one leg, firing glaze imperfections.
Provenance:  B. Marlin Collection, Dallas; Vermeer & Griggs Collection No. 476
Please refer to item #CE-328-476 when inquiring.