10324 A pair of Chinese soft paste blanc de Chine Buddhistic lion incense holders in traditional style, seated and with one paw on a ball, and on raised rectangular plinth bases. Small chips, one incense holder restored.
Chinese
1650 – 1700
Height: 5.5 ins (14 cms) £650
Description
Soft paste is an unusual body for this type of blanc de Chine ware. The hard paste, brightly glazed wares of blanc de Chine are associated with the kilns of Dehua and it is possible that these incense burners are from a different kiln in Fukien provence. A similar but larger pair of soft paste Buddhistic lion incense burners are illustrated by Donnelly and have an underglaze slip inscription to 1644.
Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, Faber 1969, ill 74A
