Incense Burner
1403–1427
- Medium
- iron inlaid with gold and silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16.5 x 15.2 cm (6 1/2 x 6 in.)
- Genre
- metalwork
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
China, Yongle Period (1403-1424)
About
This incense burner with gold and silver inlay has three dragon-head handles. Its main body is decorated with flowers placed in round fields formed by a winding creeper. The perforated cover is decorated with a dragon. The lotus bud on the top is used as a handle.