Incense Burner
Incense-burner (fang ding) of gilt copper, with engraved ornament and decoration in cloisonné enamel. The subject of the decoration comprises the following Buddhist symbols: the wheel, the shell, the flower, the vase, the two fish, and the ju-i sceptre; the symbol of dualism (yin-yang), and the sounding stone (ch'ing).
The body rectangular with two upright loop handles rising from the projecting rim. It is decorated in red, dark blue, turquoise-blue, yellow, green, and white, and has a border of yin-yang repeated. The whole is supported on four circular legs; the angles of the body and the upper part of the legs have projecting ridges.
Chinese; Ming dynasty, 16th century.
The body rectangular with two upright loop handles rising from the projecting rim. It is decorated in red, dark blue, turquoise-blue, yellow, green, and white, and has a border of yin-yang repeated. The whole is supported on four circular legs; the angles of the body and the upper part of the legs have projecting ridges.
Chinese; Ming dynasty, 16th century.
Object details
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| Brief description | Met, China, vess/cont/holders, cloisonne |
| Physical description | Incense-burner (fang ding) of gilt copper, with engraved ornament and decoration in cloisonné enamel. The subject of the decoration comprises the following Buddhist symbols: the wheel, the shell, the flower, the vase, the two fish, and the ju-i sceptre; the symbol of dualism (yin-yang), and the sounding stone (ch'ing). The body rectangular with two upright loop handles rising from the projecting rim. It is decorated in red, dark blue, turquoise-blue, yellow, green, and white, and has a border of yin-yang repeated. The whole is supported on four circular legs; the angles of the body and the upper part of the legs have projecting ridges. Chinese; Ming dynasty, 16th century. |
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| Object history | Bequeathed by Mrs. G. B. Roberts, accessioned in 1902. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 1489-1902 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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