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Censer in the form of a mythical beast

Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China

Rights: Public Domain

Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Bequests of William Rhinelander Stewart and Matilda E. Frelinghuysen Gift of R. Thornton Wilson in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson Purchase by subscription and Gift of Edgar Worch by exchange 2018

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China

Title: Censer in the form of a mythical beast

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Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China.

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