Description:

The three-legged shape of this incense burner can be traced back to bronze vessels in the Shang (about 1700 B.C. – 1050 B.C.) and Zhou (1050 B.C. – 221 B.C.) dynasties of ancient China. Small incense burners like this one were used in the home. They were sometimes fitted with metal liners to protect the glass from the heat of the burning incense.

Glass
Height: 7.5 cm, diameter: 13.3 cm

Chinese Description:

香炉 中国，清朝约，1700-1800 这三足香炉的形制可溯源于商（大约公元前1700至公元前1050年）、周（公元前1050到公元前221年）两朝的青铜器。这细小香炉多用于居室内。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1800, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4623