Tripod-shaped incense burner

Clay: off-white and brown clays, marbled.

Glaze: thin clear glaze.

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Historical period(s)
Yuan dynasty, 1279-1368
Medium
Marbelized stoneware with clear, colorless glaze
Style
Cizhou-type ware
Dimensions
H x W: 11.2 x 11.2 cm (4 7/16 x 4 7/16 in)
Geography
China, Henan province, Jiaozuo
Credit Line
Gift of Irving and Mae Jurow
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1987.12
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Incense burner

Keywords
China, Cizhou ware, incense, stoneware, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Provenance

To 1976
Mr. Irving H. and Mrs. Mae W. Jurow, to 1976

From 1976
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mr. Irving H. and Mrs. Mae W. Jurow in 1976 [1]

Notes:

[1] The object was transferred from the Freer Study Collection to the Freer Permanent Collection on May 22, 1987 (see Curatorial Note 7, Kate Theimer, June 13, 1995, in object record).

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Mr. Irving H. and Mrs. Mae W. Jurow

Description

Clay: off-white and brown clays, marbled.

Glaze: thin clear glaze.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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