A MOLDED QINGBAI 'LOTUS POND' TRIPOD CENSER AND OPENWORK COVER, SONG DYNASTYChina, 960-1279. Of circular form, supported on three trefoil feet, the domed cover molded with a central chrysanthemum surrounded by lotus flowers, the body incised with fish and lotuses surrounded by scrolling vines, applied overall with a thin and finely crackled pale green glaze.Provenance: Property of a European gentleman living in London. Previously from an English collection formed in the 1980s.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws, including three evenly spaced spur marks and minimal glaze flakes, intentional crackling, minimal losses.Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence sample analysis has been conducted by Arcadia Tecnologie per i Beni Culturali, in Milan, Italy, reference number NLL04, dated 21 February 2017, and is consistent with the suggested period of manufacture. A copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report accompanies this lot.Weight: 342.2 gDimensions: Height 11 cm, Diameter 10.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related tripod censer and openwork cover from the Song dynasty, of slightly smaller size and covered with an cream-white glaze, at Sotheby's London in Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold and Silver; Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares on 14 May 2008, lot 289, sold for GBP 3,500.宋代青白荷塘三足蓋爐中國, 960-1279年。圓形三足爐,足成如意形,蓋上鏤空雕刻菊花紋與荷花紋 。爐身隱約可見荷塘魚戯,纏枝紋,整體上塗有薄而細密的開片青白釉。來源:倫敦歐洲紳士收藏。來自一個建立於1980年代的英國收藏。 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵,包括三個均勻分佈的痕跡和極少的開片,極少缺損。 科學檢測報告:一份意大利米蘭Arcadia Tecnologie per i Beni Culturali研究所出具的熱釋光報告, NLL04號, 2017年2月21日,與目前斷代一致。隨附熱釋光檢測報告副本。 重量:342.2 克 尺寸:高11 厘米, 直徑10.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件宋代鏤空三足蓋爐,尺寸稍小,白釉,見倫敦蘇富比 Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold and Silver; Early Chinese White, Green and Black Wares 拍場2008年5月14日 lot 289, 售價GBP 3,500.