Measurements: Height: 13 cm Diam: 18.2 cm

PROVENANCE: From the Estate of Ronald Gene Arnes (1926-2019) of Chattanooga, Tennessee. A private collector, US Navy World War II Veteran and served in Naval Aviation in Anti-Submarine Warfare, General Motors management for the overseas parts development program.

Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Blue and white beast pattern incense burner. The Porcelain potted in round shape, sturdily in large cylindrical straight body, thick, deep curvature, raised on four legs foot base. This incense in blue and white fine color, is an excellent object on exterior with qilin mythical beast around flower bloom, flowers bloom, foliage, scrolling tendril and ruyi petals pattern. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the under glaze grayish-blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. This inadvertently gave texture, energy, and shading to the design.

The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark grayish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim.

Over all in EXCELLENT Condition.
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