H:23cmA Dehua Tripod Censer, Li Ding, 18th century or earlierthe solidly potted rounded body set on three cylindrical legs, and elegantly decorated with double raised bowstring lines enclosing an impressed band of squared kui dragons alternating with leiwen, just under the square cut galleried rim set with double upright loop handles, all beneath a softly crackled glaze of ivory tone.An almost identical Dehua censer, formerly in the Qing Court Collection, and dated by the authors to the Ming dynasty, is illustrated in 'The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum', Hong Kong 1999, vol.37, 'Monochrome Porcelain', plate 108.One of the upright loop handles is broken and restored. 品相报告: An almost identical Dehua censer, formerly in the Qing Court Collection, which is dated to the Ming dynasty, is illustrated in 'The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum', Hong Kong 1999, vol.37, 'Monochrome Porcelain', plate 108.