A Chinese Dehua blanc de Chine 'Marco Polo' censer and cover, Kangxi

L.: 12,2 cm - H.: 10 cm (incl. cover)

Censers of this type have always been associated with Marco Polo, as it was a popular belief in the 19th century that they were brought to Venice by the explorer. 

Provenance:
- A Belgian private collection.
- Bonham's, London, Nov. 6, 2017, lot 147.
- The private collection of an English gentleman.

(UV-checked)
- The censer with a hairline extending from the top rim to the bottom and two handles missing from the side.
- The cover with a few of short hairline and some crazing glazes to the top. The inner rim with two small superficial chips.

品相報告：（已用紫外線光檢查）
- 香爐的口沿有一條衝線從口沿伸到底部，有兩隻耳朵缺失。
- 蓋子頂部有幾條短衝線，口沿有兩個小飛皮，局部釉面龜裂。