Incense Burner
CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/8 × 4 3/8 inches (7.3 × 11.11 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-321/1
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionRound blanc-de-chine incense burner. Ivory color with slight pinkish cast to glaze. Has lion's head on each of two sides. Very heavy quality.Exhibition HistoryChina Ceramics, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, January-May 1952.
Ming Porcelain, China Institute in America, New York, October 1970-January 1971.
Dr. Otto Burchard;
Purchased from Dr. Otto Burchard by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
Suzanne G. Valenstein, Ming Porcelains: A Retrospective: Catalogue of A Loan Exhibition From Museum and Private Collections in The United States, October 29, 1970 Through January 31, 1971 (New York: China House Gallery, China Institute in America, 1970), 98, no. 70 (repro.).
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