Incense Burner

Cleveland Museum of Art

Incense Burner

Date
early 1400s
Medium
iron inlaid with gold and silver
Culture
China, Yongle Period (1403-1424)
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
151295

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This incense burner with gold and silver inlay has three dragon-head handles. Its main body is decorated with flowers placed in round fields formed by a winding creeper. The perforated cover is decorated with a dragon. The lotus bud on the top is used as a handle.

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Credit line
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Provenance
?–1983: (David Tremayne, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1983–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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  • Representative object from the topic Incense Burners Across Cultures
    Incense Burners Across Cultures

    These objects are all incense burners or censers used for burning fragrant materials in religious, ceremonial, or domestic contexts across Chinese, Coptic, and European cultures spanning multiple dynasties and periods.

    56 objects from 3 institutions

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