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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Incense Burner

1600-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Incense burner of porcelain, decorated in white slip on brown ground . Depressed globular form, with three short feet and wide short neck. On the body lotus flowers and buds on a continuous wavy stem. Round the neck the Eight Trigrams (bagua).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in white slip and brown glaze
Brief description
Incense burner, porcelain decorated in white slip on brown glaze, south China, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Physical description
Incense burner of porcelain, decorated in white slip on brown ground . Depressed globular form, with three short feet and wide short neck. On the body lotus flowers and buds on a continuous wavy stem. Round the neck the Eight Trigrams (bagua).
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
  • Diameter: 18.1cm
Style
Production
Li Jianan's opinion 10/11/2009
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.171-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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