Incenser Burner and Cover
1st century-2nd century (made)
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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.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | C.818&A-1936 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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