Incense Burner
Gilt copper alloy
Incense Burner
CHINA; Qing dynasty
This incense burner is made of gilt copper alloy inlaid with red, white, blue, and green semi-precious stones. It is in the form of a mythical creature with a fierce expression, bulging eyes, and its mouth is wide open revealing its fangs. The beast has a large round body and stands firmly on its paws with prominent claws consisting of white stones. It has two S-shape wings and a crest along its back. There is an opening at the top of the horn which allows the smoke to disperse.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 136.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Incense Burner." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 136.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Incense Burner" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:136.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Incense Burner. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 136).
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