Incense Burner
1250-1350 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Jun ware incense burner with globular body, straight neck and flat spreading lip. Grey porcellaneous stoneware with six rosettes applied on the neck. Bubbly greenish-grey glaze tinged in the thicker parts with lavender-blue and splashed with deep aubergine purple which shades off into brown with occasional patches of frosted blue and grey.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, glazed |
| Brief description | Jun ware. Incense burner, glazed stoneware, China (Henan province) |
| Physical description | Jun ware incense burner with globular body, straight neck and flat spreading lip. Grey porcellaneous stoneware with six rosettes applied on the neck. Bubbly greenish-grey glaze tinged in the thicker parts with lavender-blue and splashed with deep aubergine purple which shades off into brown with occasional patches of frosted blue and grey. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.930-1935 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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