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Incense burner with incised geometric pattern and three ruyi-shaped feet
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Incense burner with incised geometric pattern and three ruyi-shaped feet

anonymous · c. 1625 - c. 1675 · turning; vitrification; fired; formed; glaze; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Porcelain censer, covered with a translucent white glaze. The cylindrical censer is divided into three bands separated by horizontal ribs; the middle band is decorated with an incised geometric pattern with stylized 'taotie' masks in reserve; the three short feet are in the form of a ruyi motif. Blanc de Chine.

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incense burner
Credit lineInsence burner with incised geometric pattern and three ruyi-shaped feet. c. 1625 - c. 1675. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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