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Incense burner

Place of OriginChina

Date1629

MaterialsPorcelain with underglaze cobalt decoration

DimensionsH. 4.5 in x Diam. 5 3/4 in, H. 11.4 cm x Diam. 14.6 cm

Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen A. Sherwin and Merrill Randol Sherwin

Object number2013.46

DepartmentChinese Art

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

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InscribedFour panels at rim contain characters reading: "Buddhist glory shines over all he world.". Two inscriptions in panels on the outside, one reads: "Liberate all living beings, all will go well"; the other on the opposite side: "On a good day of summer in the second year of the Chongzhen reign of the Great Ming." (equivalent to 1629)

MarkingsInscription arranged in two lines dating to 1629