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censer

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human history
  • Other Name

    insense burner

  • Description

    censer, handle of vessel, ceramic. Part of a vessel with two additions (bowl = .1 and bird figure = .3). Burnished dark clay, unglazed Bird handle has plain straight back with a peg inserted into a hole. The peg then inserts into the side of the bowl (.1). Bird front has a projecting beak, horizontal, with a downward curve at the end. Eyes are incised circles. One central leg resting on plinth. One corner of plinth has broken off .

  • Place
    China
  • Accession Number
    1941.137
  • Accession Date
    1941
  • Other Id

    26280.2 (ethnology)

    165 (Chinese Art Exhibition 1937)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

  • Display Room

    applied arts west, decorative arts, Ancient Worlds

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  • vase, 1941.137, K1441, 26280.2, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 04 Aug 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • vase, 1941.137, K1441, 26280.2, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 04 Aug 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • vase, 1941.137, K1441, 26280.2, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 04 Aug 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • vase, 1941.137, K1441, 26280.2, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 04 Aug 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • vase, 1941.137, K1441, 26280.2, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 04 Aug 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • vase, 1941.137, K1441, 26280.2, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 04 Aug 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • vase, 1941.137, K1441, 26280.2, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 04 Aug 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • vase, 1941.137, K1441, 26280.2, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 04 Aug 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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