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Incense Burner (Boshan Lu)
Incense Burner (Boshan Lu)
200–100 BC
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China, Western Han dynasty
(202 BC-AD 9)
Bronze
Diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); Overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); Lid: 7.8 x 9.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Container: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1986.46
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Deities (appearing as hunters) and fantastic beasts roam freely among mists and clouds on this incense burner.
Description
The conical cover of this incense burner represents a miniature mountain with hunting scenes. The cover was shrouded in mist and emanated intoxicating smoke through its openwork when fragrant woods and herbs were burnt in its stem cup, transporting its beholder into an imaginative realm.
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