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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Censer
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Censer

DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Date17th century
MediumCloisonné enamel with gilt bronze
Dimensionsh. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number2009.26.38
Geography
Place madeChina
General regionAsia
DescriptionA Chinese tripod censer the rounded body and thick rolled rim supported on short conical legs cast with swirls of cloud; the shoulder set with a pair of arching handles in the form of chilong dragons; cloisonné enamels decorated overall with scrolling flowering lotus and a band of ruyi heads just below the rim; all polychrome enamels on a dark blue ground. The base cast with six character mark of the Ming Emperor Xuande Early Qing dynasty, 17th century ADInscriptionsthe base cast with the six character mark of the Ming Emperor Xuande
On view
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