Not currently on display at the V&A

Incenser Burner and Cover

1st century-2nd century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hill censer (boshanlu) with goblet-shaped bowl set in a wide saucer; red earthenware with green lead glaze much perished and encrusted with silvery white iridescence; flat base with "thread-mark". Fitted with a cover (the cover does not belong) of cone-shape moulded and pierced, with a design of hills on which are animals and figures on foot and horseback hunting with bows.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Incense Burner
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Red earthenware with green lead glaze
Brief description
Hill censer and cover (the cover does not belong), red earthenware with green lead glaze, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD
Physical description
Hill censer (boshanlu) with goblet-shaped bowl set in a wide saucer; red earthenware with green lead glaze much perished and encrusted with silvery white iridescence; flat base with "thread-mark". Fitted with a cover (the cover does not belong) of cone-shape moulded and pierced, with a design of hills on which are animals and figures on foot and horseback hunting with bows.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
Styles
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee
Historical context
The boshanlu is a mountain shaped vessel representing the sacred mountain inhabited by the pantheon of Chinese folklore. The smoke from the incense would envelope the mountain like a kind of supernatural fog.
Production
Label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.818&A-1936

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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