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incense-burner
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Object type
Museum number
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Description
Jun stoneware incense burner with globular body, wide neck with two handles, flattened mouthrim, and three cabriole legs. The incense burner has opalescent blue glaze with splashes of purple and dark red in-glaze copper pigment.
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Culture/period
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Date
- 1115-1234
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Production place
- Made in: Yuxian
- (Asia,China,Henan (province),Yu Xian)
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Materials
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Ware
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 107 millimetres
- Diameter: 116 millimetres
- Width: 107 millimetres
- Diameter: 97 millimetres (mouth)
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Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Jin or Yuan dynasty 13thCRoom 95 label text:
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Incense burner with wood stand and cover
Craftsmen decorated this tripod incense burner with purple splashes in a lavender blue glaze. The form is based on metalwork prototypes. Modern studio potters, living almost a thousand years later, such as the British artist Bernard Leach (AD 1887–1979), were inspired by the opalescent Jun stoneware glazes to create their own beautiful versions. The wood stand and cover with jade knob were probably added in the reign of the Qing emperor Yongzheng (AD 1723–35) who was passionate about collecting Jun stonewares.
Stoneware with opalescent blue and purple glazes
Jun ware鈞窯
Yuxian, Henan province 河南省, 禹縣
Jin dynasty, AD 1115–1234PDF 50鈞釉香爐(附木座及蓋)
此三足香爐造型源於金屬器皿,工匠在淺藍紫色釉面上裝飾了紫斑。近一千年後的現代陶瓷工藝師,如英國藝術家伯納德•林奇(1887-1979年),受這些乳濁鈞釉的啟發,創造出獨具特色的佳作。木質器座及帶有玉質捉手的爐蓋應為清代雍正時期(1723-1735年)後配的,雍正皇帝非常鍾愛收藏鈞窯器物。
炻器,乳濁藍釉及紫釉
鈞窯
河南省禹縣(今禹州市)
金代,1115-1234年 -
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Location
On display: G95/dc52/s3
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Acquisition name
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
PDF.50
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