Title
Incense burners
Year/Period
Early-mid 20th century
Region
Kedah, Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: C-0468-A: H12.5 x Cir26.0 cm,
Object size: C-0468-B: H13.0 x Cir25.0 cm,
Object size: C-0468-C: H12.0 x Dia13.0 cm
Object size: C-0468-B: H13.0 x Cir25.0 cm,
Object size: C-0468-C: H12.0 x Dia13.0 cm
Accession No.
C-0468
Collection of
These incense burners are decorated with incised geometric motif.Malay pottery consists mainly of household utensils such as cooking pots, dishes, storage vessels for water and incense braziers. Traditionally, they were hand-moulded without the use of potter’s wheel. Many take their shapes from natural forms such as fruit or vegetables and are decorated with incised floral and geometric motifs.
