Table Top Incense Stand, c. 1425
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Red carved lacquer on a softwood frameexpand_more
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Serrinexpand_more 80.89
On View in Gallery 215expand_more
By the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), carved lacquer furniture was becoming increasingly popular and it was used on furniture constructed in the same way and in the same forms as the hardwood tradition. The Manchu court and aristocracy absorbed Ming taste for highly decorated lacquer furniture and this elaborately carved eighteenth century incense stand draws on early Ming concepts for both its form and sumptuous decoration. The small size of the stand made it appropriate for use on a table top, day bed, or kang platform.
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- Table Top Incense Stand
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- 80.89
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