A LARGE CRACKLE-GLAZED TRIPOD CENSERChina, Ming dynasty11 x 34 cmThe compressed globular body raised on three feet molded as fantastic animal heads, toward the mouth a recessed band applied with prunus-shaped bosses, overall covered with a thick crackled glaze of greyish colour, wood pierced cover and stand. Provenance: the collection of a Dutch noblewoman lived in Indonesia, acquired before 1975.