Incense Burner
1522-1620 (made)
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Incense burner of 'ding' form with bowl-shaped body, short straight neck, and wide flanged mouth; three curved legs. Buff-grey stoneware with wash of white slip and painted designs in red and brown slips under a cream-coloured glaze. On the sides are two sages between branches of prunus and other trees; on the neck and lip are branches and birds. The interior is unglazed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with underglaze painting in coloured slips |
| Brief description | Cizhou ware. Incense burner, stoneware painted in coloured slips; China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) |
| Physical description | Incense burner of 'ding' form with bowl-shaped body, short straight neck, and wide flanged mouth; three curved legs. Buff-grey stoneware with wash of white slip and painted designs in red and brown slips under a cream-coloured glaze. On the sides are two sages between branches of prunus and other trees; on the neck and lip are branches and birds. The interior is unglazed. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
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| Accession number | C.852-1936 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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