Longquan Kiln ware Li-Shape censer, fully celadon glazed, the form originating from the bronze Li vessel, which was one of the set of bronze ritual vessels in the Zhou dynasty. In the Zhouli (the Rights of Zhou) is recorded that this vessel was called Li. In the Song Dynasty, the class of literature officials appreciated the celadon glaze archaic vessel. Diam.10.5cm, Height:11cm, Auction result comparison: Compare a related Longquan celadon glaze tripod censer at Sotheby’s New York in Junkunc: Chinese Art on 27 September 2021, lot558, sold for USD44,100. Provenance: Private estate collection from Toshio Nomura. Toshio Nomura (1930-2014) was a Japanese businessman in Kansai area and a private collector. His maternal grandfather, Hisashi Ueno, began working at the Tianjin Concession Consulate in 1913. During his 27 years in China, he collected a large number of Chinese works of art, with a wide range of interests, particularly in porcelain and metal pieces. WALNUT TREE AUCTION HOUSE provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.