Altar set

Museum number:
9-16544a-j
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210916544a@2dj
Accession number:
Acc.3362
Description:
Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Altars (religious fixtures) and Carvings (visual works)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Altar set, accession number 9-16544a-j, described as Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Altar set, accession number 9-16544a-j, described as Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Altar set, accession number 9-16544a-j, described as Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Altar set, accession number 9-16544a-j, described as Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Altar set, accession number 9-16544a-j, described as Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Altar set, accession number 9-16544a-j, described as Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Altar set, accession number 9-16544a-j, described as Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Altar set, accession number 9-16544a-j, described as Altar set, multicolored cloisonne enamel on brass. Consists of; three-footed incense burner (b) with lid (a), two vases (c-d), two candlesticks (e-f), and four wood stands (g-j). Cloisonne enamel on brass, carved wood. China unspecified. For use on temple altar. A&B. 35 cm by 15 cm. C&D. 25 cm by 11.125 cm. E&F. 25 cm by 12.5 cm. G-J. diam. 13 cm.

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