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Incense burner: O.1 & 2-1973

Current Location: Gallery 17 staircase

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Maker: Unknown

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Description

This cloisonne enamel censer is supported on three cabriole legs. The body is decorated in coloured enamels on a turquoise ground with phoenixes flying among scrolling peonies. It encloses a large bronze basin that is designed to collect the ash.
The domed cover is almost the same size as the body and has several layers of designs and a round finial. The finial is decorated with red, blue, green and pinks bats flying among coloured clouds. The first layer of the cover is decorated with geometric patterns, the second layer with geometric red bats among clouds, and the third layer is pierced and decorated with geometric shou (longevity) characters. This incense burner has a large mouth rim, but no handles.

Legal notes

Joan McClean Gift

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 83.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1973) by McClean, Joan

Components of the work

Lid Height 45.5 cm
Without Lid Height 52.9 cm

Materials used in production

Enamels

Techniques used in production

Cloisonné

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.1 & 2-1973
Primary reference Number: 204562

Audit data

Created: Monday 6 July 2015 Updated: Monday 9 March 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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