Incense burner

Museum number:
9-17818a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210917818a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4067
Description:
incense burner; ceramic, black, lion shape A) body; short, squat, four legs and tail, incised fur and spiral pattern 17 x 24 x 17.5 cm B) lid; lion head, open mouth, flared nostrils, incised mane 14.5 x 15.18 cm
Donor:
Alice Elizabeth Fitzhugh and William M. Fitzhugh Jr.
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Incense burners
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Incense burner, accession number 9-17818a,b, described as incense burner; ceramic, black, lion shape A) body; short, squat, four legs and tail, incised fur and spiral pattern 17 x 24 x 17.5 cm B) lid; lion head, open mouth, flared nostrils, incised mane 14.5 x 15.18 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Incense burner, accession number 9-17818a,b, described as incense burner; ceramic, black, lion shape A) body; short, squat, four legs and tail, incised fur and spiral pattern 17 x 24 x 17.5 cm B) lid; lion head, open mouth, flared nostrils, incised mane 14.5 x 15.18 cm

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