Incense Burner
CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8 × 6 1/2 inches (16.21 × 16.51 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joseph S. Atha
Object number53-31
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ProvenanceWith C. T. Loo & Co., Paris and New York, stock no. 20127, October 1936-May 1953 [1];
Purchased from C. T. Loo, Inc. by Joseph Samuel Atha (1898-1970), Kansas City, MO, 1953 [2];
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1953.
NOTES:
[1] C. T. Loo/Frank Caro archive, Musée Guimet, Paris, copy of stock card in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files. C. T. Loo & Co. was incorporated as C. T. Loo, Inc. in 1949.
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