Incense Burner (Boshan Lu)
-200–-100
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); Overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); Lid: 7.8 x 9.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Container: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
- Genre
- Metalwork
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
About
The conical cover of this incense burner represents a miniature mountain with hunting scenes. The cover was shrouded in mist and emanated intoxicating smoke through its openwork when fragrant woods and herbs were burnt in its stem cup, transporting its beholder into an imaginative realm.