Collection Online
Incense burner
Medium
porcelain, enamel (Fahua ware)
Measurements
17.4 × 24.0 × 21.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Accession Number
4337-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Fahua ware. Archaic bronze form, squat globular narrowing to neck with wide mouth rim and splayed foot rim, two high relief dragon handles at shoulder; body with raised outlined five clawed dragons with flaming pearls and scroll clouds. Cracking in base