A FAMILLE VERTE INCENSE BURNER 17th century The cylindrical censer painted in vivid hues of red and green with a pair of phoenix flying amidst clouds, supported on four lion-mask feet and flanked by two male figures draped in matching robes and peering into the vessel, all raised on a rectangular pierced plinth base, each of its corners with a protruding flange, later metal cover. 13.9cm (5 1/2in) high. (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十七世紀 五彩鳳紋人物香爐 Provenance: acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, on 19 December 2011 (collector's notes) Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, China Without Dragons: Rare Pieces from Oriental Ceramic Society Members, London, 2016, p.306, no.180 (dated as Shunzhi) 來源：獲得于倫敦古董商R & G McPherson Antiques，2011年12月19日（藏家筆記） 展覽著錄：東方陶瓷學會，《龍隱：東方陶瓷學會會員稀珍藏品展》，倫敦，2016年，第306頁，編號180（斷代為清順治） It is probable that the present lot was made for the Japanese market. During the Tianqi reign (1621-1627), the ceramic trade between China and Japan intensified as Japanese demand for Chinese porcelain remained strong, particularly for wares suited to the tea ceremony, incense use, and interior display. Jingdezhen kilns produced vessels specifically tailored to Japanese taste, favouring restrained forms and decorative schemes that translated well into polychrome enamel decoration. Red and green enamelled wares, often with yellow accents, circulated through Chinese merchant networks operating out of Nagasaki, where trade was closely supervised but commercially active. Polychrome pieces with overglaze red enamel later came to be known in Japan as Nankin akae, literally meaning 'Nanjing red-painted.' For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing