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Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.436a,b
This incense burner, used in Buddhist rituals, mirrors the shape of an ancient Chinese three-legged vessel called a ding and features several Chinese lions, a semimythical animal. The lion on top rests his left paw on an orb—the wish-granting jewel of Buddhism—in a protective gesture.
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