A CHINESE LANGYAO INCENSE BURNER

18TH CENTURY

The bombé-shaped body raised on a short foot, with a thin raised band to the shoulder, the exterior decorated with a rich crackled red flambé glaze flecked with darker speckles, the colour draining from the top leaving the rim white, 22cm dia.

Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Adrian Joseph of Allen Management in 1991.

Cf. Christie's Hong Kong, 26th April 2004, lot 1074 for a related Kangxi langyao incense burner.