Boshanlu, or hill censer, with mountain peak design

Details

• Title

  Boshanlu, or hill censer, with mountain peak design

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  Han Dynasty (c. 206 BC - AD 220)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  fire/fire-lighting equipment › burner › incense-burner;

  container › vessel › saucer;

  religious/ritual equipment › religious/ritual vessel › censer › boshanlu;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  censer 9.3 x 10.6 x 9.1 cm (height x width x depth)
  saucer 14 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.903

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