4-Lobed Incense Burner
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China Anonymous,
Chinese
4-Lobed Incense Burner, 19th c.
Bronze
1 1/4 in. x 3 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. (3.18 cm x 9.53 cm x 6.99 cm)
4-Lobed Incense Burner, 19th c.
Bronze
1 1/4 in. x 3 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. (3.18 cm x 9.53 cm x 6.99 cm)
Object Type:
Metalwork
Technique:
Cast
Creation Place:
Asia, China
Credit Line:
Scripps College, Claremont, CA
Accession Number:
2002.0.48
Marks
There is a piece of tape on the interior on which "For Scripps" is handwritten.
Medium
Hollow cast bronze with remnants of gilding.
Object Description
Mirror holder in the shape of a goat, with a long beard and one central horn. The goat is seated and is contorted with the head facing backward and the forearms flailed in odd positions. On the animal's back rests a crescent, on which a mirror can be inserted. The object has a design etched where a saddle would lie, and this and a few other areas were once gilded.
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