Boshanlu censer, 1st-2nd century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Earthenware with green glazeexpand_more
The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more 32.54.5a,b
On View in Gallery 215expand_more
Censers were common to altar tables where special incenses were burned in a variety of rituals. Those made in the form of a sacred mountain like this one may have had Daoist connotations. Made of pottery, it imitates a more expensive bronze original.
Details
- Title
- Boshanlu censer
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 32.54.5a,b
- Curator Approved
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