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Antique Chinese Jun Ware Porcelain Tripod Censer Light Blue Crackle Glaze Ming
Antique Chinese Jun Ware Porcelain Tripod Censer Light Blue Crackle Glaze Ming

Antique Chinese Jun Ware Porcelain Tripod Censer Light Blue Crackle Glaze Ming

Located in Richmond, CA

The form is both classic and functional, designed to serve as a censer for incense burning. What sets this censer apart is its extraordinary glaze work.

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Ceramics

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Porcelain

Antique Chinese Bronze Foreigner Figural Censer Ming Xuande Mark Ming to Qing
Antique Chinese Bronze Foreigner Figural Censer Ming Xuande Mark Ming to Qing

Antique Chinese Bronze Foreigner Figural Censer Ming Xuande Mark Ming to Qing

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Chinese Bronze Foreigner Figural Censer Ming Xuande Mark Ming to Qing. Item features two servants carrying a planter, signed on underneath, the men are laughing at each other...

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Antique 19th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Nautical Objects

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Bronze

Patinated Bronze Tripod Censer with Double Handles
Patinated Bronze Tripod Censer with Double Handles

Patinated Bronze Tripod Censer with Double Handles

Located in San Francisco, CA

Patinated Bronze Tripod Censer with Double Handles Round bronze censer with three legs and upright double handles at the rim.

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20th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork

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Bronze

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Tripod Censer with Mark, 20th Century
A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Tripod Censer with Mark, 20th Century

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Tripod Censer with Mark, 20th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Tripod Censer with Mark, 20th Century Description: Featured with a tripod form, standing on three feet. The body is decorated with vibrant enamel floral a...

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20th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork

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Bronze

Enamel Bronze Mask Censer in the Shape of a Bell Bird, Japan, Edo or Meiji
Enamel Bronze Mask Censer in the Shape of a Bell Bird, Japan, Edo or Meiji

Enamel Bronze Mask Censer in the Shape of a Bell Bird, Japan, Edo or Meiji

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A tripod polychrome cloisonné incense burner, decorated with characters and masks. Unmarked, Japan, 19th century. Provenance: collection Nieuwenhove. Condition Overall ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ming Ceramics

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Bronze

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16th-17th Century Chinese Ming Dynasty Fu Dog Censer Incense Vase
16th-17th Century Chinese Ming Dynasty Fu Dog Censer Incense Vase

16th-17th Century Chinese Ming Dynasty Fu Dog Censer Incense Vase

Located in Hampstead, QC

This is a rare Chinese Ming Dynasty bronze Fu Dog figural bronze tripod lidded censer used for incense.

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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

20th Century Ming Style Censer, Turkish Onyx, Surmounted by a Fo Dog
20th Century Ming Style Censer, Turkish Onyx, Surmounted by a Fo Dog

20th Century Ming Style Censer, Turkish Onyx, Surmounted by a Fo Dog

Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT

20th century Ming style Censer, Turkish onyx, surmounted by a Fo dog Chinese object, Ming style.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Marble

Pair Chinese 17th Century Late Ming or Transitional Planters or Censers
Pair Chinese 17th Century Late Ming or Transitional Planters or Censers

Pair Chinese 17th Century Late Ming or Transitional Planters or Censers

Located in Drottningholm, SE

Pair Chinese 17th Century Late Ming or Transitional Planters or Censers. A very beautiful pair of Chinese blue and white planters or what Alsö could be, censers.

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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Ming Dynasty Bronze Mythical Xiezhi Censer, circa 1368-1644
Ming Dynasty Bronze Mythical Xiezhi Censer, circa 1368-1644

Ming Dynasty Bronze Mythical Xiezhi Censer, circa 1368-1644

Located in Dallas, TX

A large Chinese Ming bronze kyrin shape incense burner. Beautiful and decorative period Ming dynasty cast bronze of a scaled foo dog or mythical beast with horn, whiskers and teeth. ...

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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Animal Sculptures

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Bronze

17th Century Chinese Late Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Duck form Censer
17th Century Chinese Late Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Duck form Censer

17th Century Chinese Late Ming Dynasty Gilt Bronze Duck form Censer

Located in Austin, TX

A fine and rare Chinese gilt bronze duck form censer, late Ming dynasty, 17th century. The noble duck portrayed in a standing position upon a separately cast and parcel gilt bron...

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Antique Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Gold, Bronze

Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Tripod Censer, 15th Century
Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Tripod Censer, 15th Century

Chinese Ming Dynasty Longquan Tripod Censer, 15th Century

Located in London, GB

A beautiful Ming dynasty celadon glazed tripod censer, used for burning incense, from the Longquan kilns and dating to the 14th-17th century.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Chinese Temple Censer
Chinese Temple Censer

Chinese Temple Censer

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H 10 in W 6.75 in D 4.25 in

Chinese Temple Censer

Located in Somis, CA

This exquisite Ming Xuan De style incense burner is the exact model of a traditional temple censer.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Bronze

Chinese Creme Glazed Relief Censer, c. 1920
Chinese Creme Glazed Relief Censer, c. 1920

Chinese Creme Glazed Relief Censer, c. 1920

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H 5.5 in W 7 in D 5.25 in

Chinese Creme Glazed Relief Censer, c. 1920

Located in Chicago, IL

For many centuries, people in China have burned incense in shallow censers such as this, placed atop a home altar or an elegant display table. A mixture of dried aromatic plants and ...

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Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Ceramics

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Porcelain

Chinese Bronze Bixie-Form Two-Section Censer
Chinese Bronze Bixie-Form Two-Section Censer

Chinese Bronze Bixie-Form Two-Section Censer

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H 5.12 in W 3.55 in D 3.15 in

Chinese Bronze Bixie-Form Two-Section Censer

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

The mythical beast with separately cast head with open mouth, bearing an apocryphal Ming mark to the underside, Qing dynasty, early 19th century Measures: H 13cm, W 9cm.

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork

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Bronze

Chinese Gilt Bronze Cloisonne Tripod Censer with Xuande Mark
Chinese Gilt Bronze Cloisonne Tripod Censer with Xuande Mark

Chinese Gilt Bronze Cloisonne Tripod Censer with Xuande Mark

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Chinese Gilt Bronze Cloisonne Tripod Censer with Xuande Mark 19th Century Incense burner decorated in coloured enamels with numerous flower sprays. Free shipping within the Uni...

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Tripod Censer with Mark, 20th Century
A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Tripod Censer with Mark, 20th Century

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Tripod Censer with Mark, 20th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Tripod Censer with Mark, 20th Century Description: The censer is a bulbous, tripod vessel, a shape derived from ancient Chinese ritual bronze ding vessels...

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20th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork

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Bronze

Enamel Cloisonné Censer Shape of a Fenghuang Ho Ho Bird, Japan, Edo or Later
Enamel Cloisonné Censer Shape of a Fenghuang Ho Ho Bird, Japan, Edo or Later

Enamel Cloisonné Censer Shape of a Fenghuang Ho Ho Bird, Japan, Edo or Later

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

An enamel cloisonné censer in the shape of a hoho bird. Japan, Edo or later. The lid and the piece have a mark carved into it. Literature: Exhibition catalogue Museum Het Princ...

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ming Ceramics

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Bronze

Carved 'Longquan' Celadon-Glazed Tripod Censer, Ming dynasty
Carved 'Longquan' Celadon-Glazed Tripod Censer, Ming dynasty

Carved 'Longquan' Celadon-Glazed Tripod Censer, Ming dynasty

Located in seoul, KR

Such items were commonly used for burning incense and sometimes served as significant decorative pieces in ceremonial spaces or the homes of the elite. Period: Ming Dynasty (1368~16...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

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Celadon

Blue and White Censer with Lotus Design and Lion Finial, Mid-Late Ming Dynasty
Blue and White Censer with Lotus Design and Lion Finial, Mid-Late Ming Dynasty

Blue and White Censer with Lotus Design and Lion Finial, Mid-Late Ming Dynasty

Located in seoul, KR

This tripod censer is believed to date from the reign of the Zhengde Emperor (1506–1521) to the early years of the Jiajing Emperor (1522–1540s) during the Ming dynasty.

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Antique 16th Century Hong Kong Ming Antiquities

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Porcelain

Antique Archaic Zhou Dynasty Style Chinese Bronze Censer Incense Burner Ming
Antique Archaic Zhou Dynasty Style Chinese Bronze Censer Incense Burner Ming

Antique Archaic Zhou Dynasty Style Chinese Bronze Censer Incense Burner Ming

Located in Portland, OR

A good antique Chinese Zhou dynasty style archaistic bronze censer, incense burner. This cast bronze censer is in the archaic Zhou dynasty style, but believed to be more likely from ...

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Archaistic Metalwork

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Bronze

A Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Handles with Ming Xuande Mark, 19th Century
A Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Handles with Ming Xuande Mark, 19th Century

A Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Handles with Ming Xuande Mark, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Handles with Ming Xuande Mark, 19th Century Home decor, Interior design and collectibles.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Censer with Foo Dog
Bronze Censer with Foo Dog

Bronze Censer with Foo Dog

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H 7.5 in W 6 in D 4.5 in

Bronze Censer with Foo Dog

Located in Somis, CA

A beautiful antique bronze incense burner in the Ming dynasty style. The vessel's bulbous sides are free of decorations, below two curved upright handles and supported on three anima...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Urns

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Bronze

Bronze Tripod Censer Foo Dog Lion Incense Burner
Bronze Tripod Censer Foo Dog Lion Incense Burner

Bronze Tripod Censer Foo Dog Lion Incense Burner

Located in Somis, CA

On the base a stamp of "Ming Xuan De Period" indicate the censer was modelled after an antique from the period.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Urns

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Bronze

Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark
Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark

Antique 18th Century Cast Bronze Chinese Qing Dynasty Censer Xuande Mark

Located in Portland, OR

To the base is a tributary Ming dynasty Xuande mark, the censer dating to the late 18th century or possibly early 19th century of the Qing dynasty.

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Antique 1780s Chinese Qing Metalwork

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Bronze

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Censer, 17th Century, Ming Dynasty
Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Censer, 17th Century, Ming Dynasty

Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Censer, 17th Century, Ming Dynasty

By Tai Ming

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Chinese cloisonne enamel censer, of large size, 17th century, Ming Dynasty.

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork

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Enamel

Huge Chinese Ming Bronze Censer
Huge Chinese Ming Bronze Censer

Huge Chinese Ming Bronze Censer

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H 11.42 in Dm 20.08 in

Huge Chinese Ming Bronze Censer

Located in Paris, FR

An unusual and very decorative Chinese bronze censer Ming period. Intricate and fine decoration.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Metalwork

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Bronze

A Large Ming Dynasty Glazed Censer
A Large Ming Dynasty Glazed Censer

A Large Ming Dynasty Glazed Censer

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H 30.5 in W 19 in D 12 in

A Large Ming Dynasty Glazed Censer

Located in San Francisco, CA

Ming dynasty censor circa 1650 in three sections with turquoise, aubergine and ochre glazes. This piece has been professionally restored. Originally part of an altar garniture.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Ming or Qing Dynasty Bronze Fu Lion Form Censer
Chinese Ming or Qing Dynasty Bronze Fu Lion Form Censer

Chinese Ming or Qing Dynasty Bronze Fu Lion Form Censer

Located in New York, NY

This Chinese small bronze censer, or incense burner, dating from the late Ming or early Qing dyansties, was cast as the figure of a Buddhistic lion standing on four feet, the head, w...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

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Ming Censer For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic ming censer available at 1stDibs. A ming censer — often made from metal, bronze and enamel — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the ming censer you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each ming censer bearing hallmarks is very popular. A well-made ming censer has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Tai Ming are consistently popular.

How Much is a Ming Censer?

The average selling price for a ming censer at 1stDibs is $3,190, while they’re typically $1,250 on the low end and $22,500 for the highest priced.

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