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Tripod incense burner with Buddhist auspicious symbols

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a tripod incense burner with a lid. The incense burner has three legs. The body and handles are light blue with a floral pattern in red, orange, yellow, and green. There are bands of geometric patterns around the top and middle, in red, yellow, blue, and orange. The lid is dark brown with a design on top. A small white finial sits on top of the lid. The background is a plain gray color.

Artwork details

Date:
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), wooden cover with jade knob
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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