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Incense Burner with Lotuses

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a white ceramic incense burner with a blue floral design and three legs. The incense burner is round and bulbous, with a wide mouth and a narrow base. It has three small legs at the bottom. The body of the incense burner features a blue floral pattern with lotus flowers and vines. A blue line with blue dots encircles the rim. The background is dark gray, with a light gray surface that the incense burner sits on. The overall style of the incense burner suggests it is an example of Chinese porcelain artwork, specifically "Incense Burner with Lotuses".

Artwork details

Date:
early 16th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
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