Incense burner

Description

Incense burner of stoneware with pale greyish green glaze, archaic lian form on three cabriole-style feet, relief-moulded band of trigrams between two bands of clouds on exterior, gold lacquer repair, relief-moulded floral decoration on interior, and unglazed interior base: China, Zhejiang province, Longquan, Ming Dynasty, 15th century AD

Museum reference

A.1924.204

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Incense burner

Production information

Longquan, Zhejiang Province, China, East Asia

Date

15th century

Style / Culture

Ming Dynasty, Chinese

Materials

Stoneware

Physical description

Red stoneware covered with a celadon glaze; decorated in relief with the eight trigrams of divination between bands of foliage

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland