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Incense burner
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Incense burner
- Place of origin:
China (made)
- Date:
1662-1722 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
[Incense burner] Porcelain, painted in famille verte enamels and gilt
[Lid] Wood, carved - Museum number:
CIRC.326-1931
- Gallery location:
On Display
Physical description
Porcelain incense burner, bombe form, painted in famille verte enamels and gilt with two scenes, one showing the God of longevity seated on a stag with ju-i and a boy attendant, receiving homage of the Eight Immortals; the other with the Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove. Matched with a contemporary stand and cover of wood carved in openwork.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
[Incense burner] Porcelain, painted in famille verte enamels and gilt
[Lid] Wood, carved
Dimensions
Height: 29.2 cm, Diameter: 24.8 cm
Object history note
The Seven Worthies of the Bamboo Grove is a literary and convivial club which flourished about 275 A.D.
Descriptive line
Incense burner, porcelain painted in famille verte enamels and gilt, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign period, 1662-1722
Labels and date
Incense burner
Kangxi reign period
1662-1722
The Eight Immortals, here gathering around Shou Lao, can be recognised by their attributes: fan, sword and fly-whisk, gourd and crutch, flute, flower basket, fish drum, lotus and a pair of beaters.
Porcelain painted in coloured enamels
Jingdezhen kilns, south China
Museum no. Circ.326-1931 [2009]
Materials
Porcelain; Wood
Techniques
Painted; Glazed; Gilded; Carved
Subjects depicted
Immortals
Collection code
EAS
