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Tripod incense burner

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    1644-1911

  • Geography

    Dehua, Fujian province, China

  • Material

    Porcelain with ivory glaze; wooden stand and wooden lid with green stone finial

  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 12.1 x 9.5 x 9.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1991.77a-c

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1991.77a-c

Object Details

  • Description

    The incense burner has a bulbous body, two opposing ear-shaped handles, and three legs in the shape of elephant heads. The vessel is creme colored and has a crackled glaze. The domed lid consists of a dark wood with a carved green stone finial.
    Porcelain small tripod incense burner, with two loop handles on side (one repaired), high elephant-head legs. Coated with an unctuous creamy glaze. a=tripod, b=cover, c=stand.

  • Provenance

    From 1947-1950 to 1991
    Mr. Rolf R. Jacoby (died 1989) and Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby (died 2002), Centreville, MD and Washington, DC, acquired by Rolf R. Jacoby in Korea between 1947-1950 [1]
    From 1991
    Freer Gallery of Art, given by Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby in 1991 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] "This object, along with the others given with it, was acquired by Rolf Jacoby, the donor's late husband, in Korea between 1947 and 1950, while he served as a diplomat" (according to a note by Kate Theimer, November 28, 1995, in the object record).
    [2] See note 1.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Mr. Rolf R. Jacoby and Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby
    Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby (1927– 2002)

  • Origin

    Dehua, Fujian province, China

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Maureen R. Jacoby in memory of Rolf Jacoby

  • Type

    Vessel

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