Description:

This incense burner is in the form of a gui, a bronze vessel to hold food for ritual use. It is so tiny is may have been a decorative item, maybe to go in a ‘treasure box’, an ornate box with tiers of containers inside to store miniature treasures.

Glass
Base height: 3.9 cm, base diameter: 10.2 cm, lid diameter: 3.6 cm, lid height 3.6 cm, combined height: 7.8cm

Chinese Description:

香炉 中国，清朝，约 1800-1900 古代青铜簋是祭礼的盛贮食器。这件玻璃香炉虽然仿照其造型，但其小巧玲瓏，大抵是一件装饰品。这类小件珍器多收藏于内置多重匣子的多宝格，以供赏玩。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4696