Miniature Ritual Vessel Lamp
Former TitleHolder for stick incense on a dish
CultureChinese
DateNorthern Wei dynasty (386-534 C.E.)
MediumGrey bronze with encrustation
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/8 × 3 1/4 inches (9.21 × 8.26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF86-45/2
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DescriptionA cup-shaped incense holder for stick incense fitted with a wide dish-shaped foot raised on a two-branch candelabra support with horizontally fluted standard and stepped pedestal base fitted onto a dish-shaped circular base. Lathe-turned construction, the metal with lightly encrusted uniform dark gray-green patination.ProvenanceLaurence Sickman (1907-1988), Kansas City, MO, by November 1948-1986 [1];
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1986.
NOTES:
[1] This object was on loan from Sickman to the Nelson-Atkins from November 1948 until its gift in 1986.
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