incense-burner; ding BM-1926-0318.1

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1738
Materials:bronze
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Description:
Large bronze temple incense-burner, in the shape of a ding. Dated by inscription.
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Comments:Bronze incense-burnerChina, Zhejiang provinceQing dynasty, dated AD 1738This incense burner was probably intended foruse in a Buddhist temple in Zhejiang province.It carries an inscription with the names of itspatrons and casters on one side, and the date ofmanufacture and a wish for long life on the other.The shape is based on a Bronze Age (about 1800–250 BC) tripod vessel called a ding that wasused for offering food. The inscription, however,associates the shape with a vessel found in aHan dynasty (206 BC–AD 220) palace.Given by Mosheh OvedAsia 1926,0318.1