Tripod incense burner

Object Details

• Description

  Incense burner tripod of the type hakamagoshi koro.

  Clay: fine grained light gray porcelain.

  Glaze: thick, even sea-green celadon with glossy surface.

  Decoration: small vertical fin above each leg.

• Label

  This type of censer, with its raised flanges, is modeled after the ancient bronze vessel form li and was a popular Longquan item. The intended market included Chinese scholars who appreciated archaistic styles of ceramic vessels. Many examples were also shipped to Japan, where they became prized objects in Buddhist temples and warrior households.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Ceramics for Tea in Japan (March 8 to September 14, 2014)

  Zen, Tea, and Chinese Art in Medieval Japan (December 13, 2014 to June 14, 2015)

  Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004)

  Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)

  Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

  Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

  Chinese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to September 4, 1980)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

• Origin

  Longquan, Zhejiang province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1200s

• Place

  China, Zhejiang province, Longquan

• Topic

  Art, Green glaze, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Incense, Longquan ware, Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279), Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368), Ceramics

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)