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Damascened iron incense burnerMing dynasty
Damascened iron incense burnerMing dynasty
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1018
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Damascened iron incense burnerMing dynasty, Xuande mark and period (1426-35)
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Damascened iron incense burnerMing dynasty
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BATEA : 1010
Simple name
censer
Classified name
metal; iron; censer; Xuande; Ming; Derge; Tibet; fox; bird; animal;
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A rectangular damascened iron incense burner on four bombe feet with tall squared handles inlaid with gold Derge work. The legs have lotus sprays and line borders, the handles are decorated with classic scroll and key-fret. The body has an image of a fox and bird in tree framed top and bottom with false gadroons and on the sides with duo key-fret, the squared overlapping rim with duo key-fret. On the base is a six character kai-shu mark of Xuande and the piece is of the period.
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iron
Description condition
some gold inlays missing. The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2014
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dark brown
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6.7cm
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Case 2-8
Production date
1426-1435
Production period
Xuande
Production place
Tibet
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