A rare Peking glass tripod censer, Qianlong Period, of stout globular form with carved lion and ring handles, tripod stylized animal head feet and waisted neck rising to a rim with bail handles, the thick walled caramel color body deeply cut to reveal white glass with a band of double chilong and 'c' scrolls below a lappet ring band, hardwood fitted base and cover with agate finial. 5 1/8" h., 13 cm. [excluding stand]

Provenance: Previously from the collection of Carl Lindgren (1843-1871) a Swedish Sea Pilot and Businessman Carl Lindgren (1843-1871). He came to Taku close to Tianjin in 1863, at that time China's most important port north of Shanghai. Due to health problems Carl Lindgren left China in November 1870 and died in London during the spring 1871. This glass censer was among the things collected by his family after his death. By descent within the family. From a Montreal Collector Lot notes:"A new chapter in the history of Chinese glassmaking began in 1696, the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Kangxi, when a glass factory was established within the imperial city in Beijing under the direction of the Jesuit missionary Kilian Stumpf (1655-I720). The type of glass produced there, of which this vase is an example, was subsequently known in the West as Peking glass. Craftsmen were recruited from Boshan, the traditional center of glassmaking in China, and from Guangzhou (Canton). The workshop's peak period, in both quantity and quality of its wares, was between 1740 and 1760, in the early reign of the Qianlong emperor. Palace records show that Jesuits with expertise in certain Western glassmaking techniques were active in the workshop at this time. After 1760, glass production in the palace workshop declined rapidly, as did the quality of the wares." -Metropolitain Museum New York Bulletin. 3269166.pdf.bannered.pdf

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