Incense Burner
1933 (dated)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Decoration: Floral designs (sketchily executed) and inscription 'Made in a winter month of the 22nd year of the Chinese Republic, the mountains are clear and the waters are lovely, the mountains are colourful and the water bright'
Box: Red sealing wax Chinese customs export stamp
Box: Red sealing wax Chinese customs export stamp
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Cer, China, 20TH CENTURY |
| Physical description | Decoration: Floral designs (sketchily executed) and inscription 'Made in a winter month of the 22nd year of the Chinese Republic, the mountains are clear and the waters are lovely, the mountains are colourful and the water bright' Box: Red sealing wax Chinese customs export stamp |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Minguo Sun ji' (Sun and company. Republic) in square raised seal on base |
| Object history | Bought in the Zhengzhou Antique shop Notes on significance: An example of local 'minyao'. Similar local pieces were seen in Shandong province on this visit |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.57-1985 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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