FINE ANTIQUE CHINESE SANG DE BOEUF GLAZED EARTHENWARE FOOTED CENSER WITH PIERCED AND CARVED HARDWOOD LID AND BASE; QING DYNASTY, JIAQING-DAOGUANG PERIOD, OR EARLIER OF BULBOUS SLIGHTLY FLATTENED CIRCULAR FORM WITH SMALL PIERCED LOOP HANDLES, THE DEEP HEAVY GLAZE SLIGHLY TEXTURED, BUT FINELY APPLIED, THE BUFF-COLORED EARTHENWARE REVEALED AT THE MARGINS, THE COMPLETELY GLAZED UNDERSIDE WITH A LARGE DEEPLY INCISED MING DYNASTY SEAL UNDER THE GLAZE; THE UNGLAZED INTERIOR EXHIBITING RESIDUE OF EXTENSIVE USE, HAVING AN EXCEPTIONALLY CARVED AND PIERCED FITTED FORMED LID AND BASE, THE LID WITH A FINELY EXECUTED IVORY FIGURE OF A SEATED DIGNITARY IN ORNATE ROBES, CARVED IN MINUTE DETAIL. Height: 9 1/4 in. by Width: 6 1/2 in. by Depth: 6 1/2 in.