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

Incense Burner

1368-1435 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Incense burner on three feet, with moulded design of the eight-trigrams round the exterior body. Base and the inside bottom are unglazed and burnt reddish. Kiln grit adheres around the bottom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with moulded decoration under celadon glaze
Brief description
Longquan ware. Incense burner, stoneware with moulded design under a celadon glaze, China (Zhejiang province), Ming dynasty, 1368-1435
Physical description
Incense burner on three feet, with moulded design of the eight-trigrams round the exterior body. Base and the inside bottom are unglazed and burnt reddish. Kiln grit adheres around the bottom.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Styles
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.191-1974

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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