tripod censer, unknown maker from China

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tripod censer
tripod censer
tripod censer
1200s, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
tripod censer , 1200s, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: gilding; lacquer repair; 龍泉 Longquan ware
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 11.5 x 16 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 4 1/2 x 6 5/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Friends of the Art Museum and Mary Margaret Clevenger Fund
Accession number: 1998.0004
On display: Stewart Gallery
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Archive Label 2003:
The tripod shape of this censer is based on an ancient bronze vessel called a ding. Burning incense served several purposes, such as purifying the mind, soothing the spirit, and warding off evil spirits and influences.

Exhibitions

Teaching Gallery: Asian Ceramics
2009
Painting, Scraping, Carving ... Asian Ceramics
Michael Bass, curator
1998
Nature/Natural
Kris Ercums, curator
2011–2014
The Power and Pleasure of Possessions in Korean Painted Screens
Kris Ercums, curator
2017
Brosseau Center for Learning: Korean Ceramics 1
2018
Brosseau Center for Learning: The Visual Arts of East Asia
2018
Brosseau Center for Learning: The Visual Arts of East Asia
2018
Brosseau Center for Learning: Beyond Discourse: Critical and Empirical Approaches to Human Trafficking
2019
Intersections
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027
Intersections
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2022–2027