Chinese Cloisonné Incense Burner with Openwork
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China Anonymous,
Chinese
Chinese Cloisonné Incense Burner with Openwork, c. 1600-1644
Enamel on Copper
4 1/8 in. x 6 in. x 6 in. (10.48 cm x 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm)
Chinese Cloisonné Incense Burner with Openwork, c. 1600-1644
Enamel on Copper
4 1/8 in. x 6 in. x 6 in. (10.48 cm x 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm)
Object Type:
Cloisonné
Technique:
Cloisonné
Creation Place:
Asia, China
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Adler Routh
Accession Number:
73.3.41
Marks
A marking on the foot forms from the embryonic forms of yin and yang. There is also a "Property of Scripps College" label on the bottom.
Medium
Multicolored enamels on a gilded copper base.
Object Description
Chinese cloisonné incense burner with an openwork lid and tripod human figure legs supporting the burner. The lid is topped with a fu dog figure, and the burner has two handles at the sides. The decoration is executed in multicolored enamels on a blue field. The object appears to be a product of the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644) of the 17th century.
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