Incense burner (tsun)
Incense burner (tsun)
Incense burner (tsun)
Incense burner (tsun)

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Incense burner (tsun)

Chinese
Tang dynasty, 618–907
y1946-10

Information

Title
Incense burner (tsun)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 17.1 cm., diam. 21.0 cm. (6 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Rufus Graves Mather in memory of Winifred Holt Mather
Object Number
y1946-10
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Inscription on floor: Pai-Chung made this precious vessel for the father, Ting.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Tang
Type
incense burners, bronzes
Subject
geometric patterns, scrollwork, birds, faces

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