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Incense burner and stand
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Incense burner and stand
- Place of origin:
Jingdezhen, China (made)
- Date:
1662-1722 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted in enamel colours on the biscuit
- Credit Line:
Salting Bequest
- Museum number:
C.1117&A-1910
- Gallery location:
On Display
Physical description
Incense burner and stand of porcelain. Cover cylindrical, on the middle of the top a small pierced medallion of cash pattern. Painted in enamel colours on the biscuit. Round the side, a plum-tree among rocks and a bird; on the top a chess-board and other emblems. The body is shallow on three small feet; base unglazed except for a small inset medallion; round the side plum-blossom in white on black.
Place of Origin
Jingdezhen, China (made)
Date
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in enamel colours on the biscuit
Dimensions
Height: 7 cm, Diameter: 7.9 cm
Descriptive line
Incense burner and stand, porcelain painted in enamel colours on the biscuit; China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Production Note
Register
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Birds; Prunus blossoms; Emblems (symbols); Chessboards
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
EAS
