Tripod Cylindrical Vessel
Chinese
Description
Subject Matter:
A red earthenware lian (奁) or hill-shaped incense burning vessel, missing the lid, with molded designs of Central Asian lions and beasts running through a mountainous landscape. It is similar to examples casted in bronze from the Zhou through Tang dynasties. Burning incense was a common practice during the Han dynasty to expel evil spirits.
Physical Description:
Red earthenware cylindrical vessel on three zoomorphic feet, molded in low relief with hills and running animals, covered in a lead green glaze with iridescence and calcification.
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