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Catalogue No.8
China: Zhengde four character mark,
17th Century
Height: 5.1/2in [ 14cm ]
Diameter: 6.3/4in [ 17.2cm ]
17th Century
Height: 5.1/2in [ 14cm ]
Diameter: 6.3/4in [ 17.2cm ]
An underglaze blue and white tripod censer of cylindrical form, painted to the exterior with three circular
roundels of Arabic inscriptions interspersed with stylised chrysanthemum sprays, each surrounded by four ribbons.
The Arabic script may be translated as: Magnificence is God’s. Power is God’s. Mercy is God’s.