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Ding incense burner with dragon handles. Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. The incense burner has rounded sides, with broad everted rim, resting on three feet, with a flat, unglazed base. Two dragons, moulded in relief, decorate the sides, and their tails form two handles. The flat rim is decorated with a border of classic scrolls. The neck is decorated with two fire scrolls: a lozenge motif on one side; and a bird perched on prunus branch on the other. The sides are painted with three triangles of imitation drapery interspersed with pendant jewels. The interior is unglazed.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Diameter: 22.8 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Ming
Wanli
16th Century-17th Century#
Circa
1573
-
1619
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue)
Handles
Throwing
: Porcelain, thrown, decorated in underglaze blue
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.707-1991
Primary reference Number: 21203
Old object number: CHICER/210
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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