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Bronze boshanlu censer
Bronze boshanlu censer
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260
Title
Bronze boshanlu censer Dated by inscription to the Wang Mang Interregnum (9-25AD)
Short title
Bronze boshanlu censer
Record number
BATEA : 252
Simple name
censer
Classified name
metal; bronze; Han; censer; Wang Mang interregnum; mountain; dragon; Daoism; China; Penglai; kui;
Description
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A boshanlu hill censer, the cover of which is in the shape of a mountain representing Mount Penglai, the central mountain in the Daoist paradise. The bowl is plain. However, the lower part of the stand is extensively decorated with a stylised kui dragon pattern.
Description material
bronze
Description condition
fair;The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2015
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greenish grey
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22.5 cm
Description diameter
13 cm
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Description inscription
This boshanlu is cast with an inscription which dates the piece to the reign of Wang Mang.
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1 century AD
Production period
Wang Mang Interregnum
Production place
China
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