Incense burner with floral patterns
Blooming flowers and scrolling, leafy stems adorn this censer decorated with elaborate openwork, a technique characterized by dense perforations on the surface of the object. The incense burner is an example of Chinese carving shaped by Indian influence. While the floral motifs derive from Persian decorative art, their leaves and petals were modeled using methods associated with Chinese lacquer carving.
Artwork Details
- 清 西番蓮紋鏤雕玉香薰
- Title: Incense burner with floral patterns
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 18th–19th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Jade (nephrite)
- Dimensions: H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
- Classification: Jade
- Credit Line: Bequest of Edmund C. Converse, 1921
- Object Number: 21.175.83a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
China
18th century
China
3rd century BCE
Chinese
1368–1644
China
19th century
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