Incense burner with flowers
Hu Wenming was among the most famous bronze artists working for the private market during the Ming era. His wares, expensive even during his lifetime, were esteemed for their luxurious delicacy. The pattern and form here also appear on another censer in the collection of the Shanghai museum that bears the mark of Hu’s son. Paired with this vessel’s fine craftsmanship, the features indicate that the censer is from Hu’s workshop—if not made by the master himself.
Artwork Details
- 明晚期 胡文明款花卉紋銅爐
- Title: Incense burner with flowers
- Artist: Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century)
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: early 17th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Copper alloy, parcel gilding, silver inlay
- Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Diam. of rim 4 in. (10.2 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork
- Credit Line: Purchase, Seymour Fund and Gift of Mrs. Edward Brayton, by exchange, 2006
- Object Number: 2006.310
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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On loan to The Met
Attributed to Hu Wenming
17th century
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
Workshop of Desiderio da Firenze
ca. 1530–40
China
early 15th century
Attributed to Hu Wenming
17th century
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