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Censer: O.3-1942

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Gilt-bronze censer, cast and supported on four cabriole legs, rising to an everted five-lobed rim, pierced through the sides with monster-face brackets suspending chains between each leg. The body is shaped like a five petalled flower flower with vertical sides.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

Bequeathed by E. Maurice B Ingram. 1941. Received 1942

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.3 cm
Width: 25 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Ingram, Edward Maurice Berkeley

Dating

Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Circa 618 - 907

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Cast (process)
Gilt

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.3-1942
Primary reference Number: 77488
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 March 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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