INCENSE BURNER
Creator(s): Unknown
On view in: Pavilion Hallway
About this object
The burner is carved from lavender jade. Its shape follows that of an archaic incense burner. The main part is a bowl which narrows near the top and then expands for the rim. There are three paw feet carved with a bird at the top of each leg where it joins the body of the bowl. On each side is a handle carved with a bird which has outspread wings and a free hanging ring hanging from its beak. The cover has three free hanging rings with a carved fish where the support joins the cover. Above the front ring is an openwork ball with a movable ball inside. On the cover is a coiled dragon finial.
- Object name:
- INCENSE BURNER
- Made from:
- Jade
- Made in:
- China
- Date made:
- unknown
- Size:
- 6 1/4 × 6 in. (15.9 × 15.2 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 62.27.1-2
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973