Title
Globular tripod censer
Year/Period
18th century or later
Region
Dehua, Fujian province, China
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 8 x 10.9 cm
Accession No.
2000-03416
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Frank and Pamela Hickley
This small censer has two flat handles with monster masks at the top of the legs and claws at the feet. The glaze is cold white with a slightly bluish tone. The small size suggests this was a decorative piece or was perhaps used as a water-dropper on a scholar’s desk.Dehua, located on the southeast coast of Fujian province, is well known for its production of white porcelain, known to Europeans as 'blanc de Chine'. The earliest Dehua porcelain was produced as early as the 14th century but the production and quality of these porcelain peaked around the 17th and 18th centuries.
