Details
The first is a jue-form cup, Kangxi period (1662-1722), supported on three animal head-form feet. The second is a Buddhist lion joss-stick holder, 17th century, shown seated on a plinth and covered in turquoise and aubergine glaze. The third is a recumbent Buddhist lion, 18th century.
Tripod cup: 3½ in. (8.8 cm.) wide
Joss-stick holder: 5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Buddhist lion: 2¾ in. (7 cm.) long

Provenance
Cup and Buddhist lion figure:
Samuel Putnam Avery Sr. (1822-1904) Collection, New York.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1879.

Joss-stick holder:
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colman Collection.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1893.
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