Gui-shaped Censer
Original Language TitleKuei-shaped Censer
CultureChinese
DateMing dynasty (1368-1644)
MediumBronze (copper alloy)
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 7 1/4 inches (5.72 × 18.42 cm)
Credit LineGift of Max W. Yeh in memory of George K. C. Yeh
Object numberF99-19/6
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DescriptionRound bowl-shaped vessel with vertical neck, flat round rim, "C" handles, and slightly everted foot ring. The outside patina is mottled dark olive brown, while the interior patina is black from burning materials.
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Edgar Degas
modeled ca. 1882-1895; cast 1919-1921
2015.13.8
