Three Dragon Censer of the Qingtong Pavilion, unknown maker from China

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Three Dragon Censer of the Qingtong Pavilion
Three Dragon Censer of the Qingtong Pavilion
Three Dragon Censer of the Qingtong Pavilion
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Three Dragon Censer of the Qingtong Pavilion , Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: bronze
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 29 x 28.8 cm with lid
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 11 7/16 x 11 5/16 in
Credit line: Gift from George W. Byers
Accession number: 2014.0047.a,b
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Nature/Natural," Jul-2014, Kris Ercums This impressive three-dragon bronze censer was made for the Qingtong Pavilion, which was a sobriquet associated the early Qing period bibliophile, philologist, and prominent bird-and-flower painter Jiang Tingxi 蔣廷錫 (1669–1732), who rose to the rank of Grand Secretary at the Qing imperial court.