Incense Burner
1500-1644 (made)
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Incense burner of reddish earthenware, painted with green and yellow lead glazes. Cylindrical, with two angular handles rising above the rim and four small feet. Round the middle are the eight trigrams design in high relief, between two bands of foliage on continuous stems. Round the rim and the base are bands of fret pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with decoration in high relief |
| Brief description | Incense burner with the eight trigrams design in high relief, earthenware painted with green and yellow lead glazes, north China, Ming dynasty, 1500-1644 |
| Physical description | Incense burner of reddish earthenware, painted with green and yellow lead glazes. Cylindrical, with two angular handles rising above the rim and four small feet. Round the middle are the eight trigrams design in high relief, between two bands of foliage on continuous stems. Round the rim and the base are bands of fret pattern. |
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| Credit line | Ades gift |
| Production | from label |
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| Accession number | C.90-1913 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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