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Small globular tripod censer
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Small tripod incense burner with globular body, three clawed cabriole legs, and cabochon jewel decoration around the shoulders; pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue, copper-green, and clear glazes over a white slip ground and applique decoration on the exterior, and with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior; underside of vessel and feet unglazed. Sancai ware. From northern China, Henan, Hebei, or Shaanxi province.
Department of Asian Art
[Kaikodo New York October 1999] sold; to Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation Woodside CA (1999-2006) partial gift; to Harvard University Art Museums 2006.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Partial gift of the Walter C. Sedgwick Foundation and partial purchase through the Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Title: Small globular tripod censer
Description:
Small tripod incense burner with globular body, three clawed cabriole legs, and cabochon jewel decoration around the shoulders; pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed cobalt-blue, copper-green, and clear glazes over a white slip ground and applique decoration on the exterior, and with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior; underside of vessel and feet unglazed.
Sancai ware.
From northern China, Henan, Hebei, or Shaanxi province.
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