Censer with Pierced Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Censer with Pierced Design by Unknown Artist. Square censer with pierced design on a square base. Censer has six sides with a honeycomb-like pattern in each. Each side bordered by a line of ornate swirling pattern with a thicker border on the corners. Top also has an ornate swirling pattern. The base it sits on has a similar ornate pattern on its sides and legs. The base has short legs at each corner. A measuring stick lies on the ground to the left.