Jingzhi Temple Pagoda: Incense Burner
Stoneware
Jingzhi Temple Pagoda: Incense Burner
CHINA, Hebei, Baoding; Northern Song dynasty
This ceramic incense burner was found in the underground palace of Jingzhi Temple Pagoda in 1969. It is 17.9 cm high and has a diameter of 10.6 cm. The base consists of a plain ring with five animal legs supporting the round body of the burner. At the top of each leg is the head of a mythical creature with protruding eyes and a ring in its mouth. The lid is much wider than the body and curves gently upward to form a lotus. The knob consists of a canopy and a lotus bud. There are holes around the top of the lid and in the lotus bud to allow the incense smoke to escape.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 149.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Jingzhi Temple Pagoda: Incense Burner." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 149.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Jingzhi Temple Pagoda: Incense Burner" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:149.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Jingzhi Temple Pagoda: Incense Burner. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 149).
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