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Incense burner with cover

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Incense burner with cover by unknown artist is a green jade piece with a rectangular body and rounded corners. The body has a flat bottom and three legs protruding from it, with the back two legs resembling paws. The piece has two handles on either side of the body, each carved as a dragon head with its mouth open. The lid of the piece has a knob on top resembling a bud or a seed. The lid sits recessed into the body and has a decorative pattern around the edge with small holes forming a circle in the center. The piece sits on a square dark brown wooden base with rounded corners and short legs. The background behind the piece is light gray.

Artwork Details

Medium
Jadeite, emerald-green with a few delicate patches of lavender-gray
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 479 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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