Square incense burner with dragon and cloud decoration and Eight Trigrams decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark reign (1573-1620)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B011427N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Incense set
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
The utensil is square, with two upright ears and four feet. Cover it with a standing Ni. There is a hollow coin under it. Cigarettes can float out of the hole. There are mountains, rocks and waves painted around Ni. The cover is painted with eight trigrams, wind fire and cloud patterns. The upper layer of the belly is painted with double dragons snatching beads, and the lower layer is painted with waves and waves. There is a blue and white regular script “Ming Dynasty Wanli Year” with three lines and two side boxes. The fetal bone is thick. The glaze layer along the mouth edge and cover edge is slightly stripped.