Incense Burner
Incense burner, cloisonné enamel on copper, with gilt brass mounts. Chinese; about 1700.
Cylindrical, with seven horizontal flutings, three bulbous feet, and two loose ring handles with lion head escutcheons. Design of floral scrolls on a turquiose-blue ground.
Cylindrical, with seven horizontal flutings, three bulbous feet, and two loose ring handles with lion head escutcheons. Design of floral scrolls on a turquiose-blue ground.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Met, China, vess/cont/holders, cloisonne |
| Physical description | Incense burner, cloisonné enamel on copper, with gilt brass mounts. Chinese; about 1700. Cylindrical, with seven horizontal flutings, three bulbous feet, and two loose ring handles with lion head escutcheons. Design of floral scrolls on a turquiose-blue ground. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.190-1917 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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