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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Incense Burner

1580-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fahua type incense burner, of tripod form with two stalk handles. Porcelain decorated with flowers in relief on a purple ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with relief decoration
Brief description
Incense burner, porcelain with floral decoration in relief, China, Ming dynasty
Physical description
Fahua type incense burner, of tripod form with two stalk handles. Porcelain decorated with flowers in relief on a purple ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Diameter: 12.1cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1860. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
label
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
6835-1860

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2009
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