VesselsChinese13th-14th century

Cylindrical Tripod Censer with Decoration of Butterflies Set within Flattened Quatrefoil Panels Against a Ground of Rolling Waves

13th-14th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Painted Jizhou ware: off-white stoneware with decoration painted in iron-brown slip under a clear glaze. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Southern Song period (1127-1279) to Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)

Century

13th-14th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

9 x 11.7 cm (3 9/16 x 4 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Acquired from Kaikodo, New York.

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