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Purchased with the Timon Endowment Fund.
Incense Burner
Purchased with the Timon Endowment Fund.
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Incense Burner

DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Date1127-1279
MediumPorcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze
Dimensionsheight: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
diameter: 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with the Timon Endowment Fund
Object number78.1270
Geography
Place madeChina
General regionAsia
DescriptionIncense burner--lung ch'uan (longquan) type; The round pot with slightly flared sides is divided by three horizontal ribs and supported on 3 short cabriole legs. There is also a small foot ring which is unglazed at the rim and glazed in the exterior. The bottoms of the cabriole legs are partially glazed. They only partially cover the interior which is burnt red in the firing. The stoneware with a blue-green glaze associated with Lung-ch'uan is usually called celadon.
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