Longquan ware incense burner / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1993/1.108
Title: Longquan ware incense burner
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: porcelaneous stoneware with crackled celadon glaze
Object Creation Date: circa 15th century
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation); Zhejiang (province); Longquan
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Creation Place 3: Zhejiang (province)
Creation Place 4: Longquan
Credit Line: Gift of Domino's Pizza, Inc.
Period: China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Dimensions: 14.4 cm x 27 cm x 27.5 cm (5 11/16 in. x 10 5/8 in. x 10 13/16 in.)
Century: 15th-16th century
Primary Object Classification: Ceramic
Primary Object Type: incense burner
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Physical Description: incense burner with straight neck, spherical shaped body and three short legs, celadon glaze have crackles all over and incised hatch line design on lower body
Subject Matter: incense burner for ritual use, often in front of an altar
Primary Keywords: incense burners
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by function or context; objects we use
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1395 x 953
File Size: 95 KB
Record: 1993/1.108
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-1.108/1993_1.108.jpg

In public portfolios: Devotional objects across religions (126); Jin Ping Mei (24)

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Full citation: "Longquan ware incense burner; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1993-sl-1.108/1993_1.108.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.