Incense Burner
Unidentified maker, Chinese, 1644 - 1911
Qing Dynasty, Qian-long Reign, 1736-1795
Cloisonne on brass
Overall: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe, Class of 1964H
M.960.88.2
Geography
Place Made: Shengjing, Peking, China, East Asia, Asia
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Inscriptions
Not signed
Exhibition History
Chinese Art from the College Collection, Barrows Windows and Strauss Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 30-September 4, 1978.
Provenance
Evelyn Annenberg Friede Jaffe Hall (1911-2005) and William B. Jaffe (1904-1972), New York; given to present collection, 1960.
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