Incense-burner

Descended from longquan celadon tripods of the Song-Yuan period, the proportions of this piece are much compressed. The mold-impressed design on Zhejiang celadons was transformed on whitish glazed ware. The body was covered with crazed, ivory-colored glaze, with only the points of legs unglazed. Noteworthy is the debut of a fungus pattern arranged over an entire piece. Before the Qing, this pattern only partially adorned wares. Symbolic of immortality, and able to bring good luck, the fungus lent its form to the ruyi scepter, which could bring success as wished. Various formations based on fungus figured heavily in the decorative motifs on Qing ceramics.