Title
Incense burner and cover with openwork decoration
Year/Period
Tang dynasty, around 830s
Region
Yue kilns, Zhejiang province, China
Material
Dimension
Object Size: 2005.1.00451.002 8 x 14.5 x 14.7 cm,
Object Size: 2005.1.00451.001 72 x 17 x 17 cm
Object Size: 2005.1.00451.001 72 x 17 x 17 cm
Accession No.
2005.1-00451
Collection of
Credit Line
The Tang Shipwreck was acquired through the generous donation of the Estate of Khoo Teck Puat.
Of the approximately 900 pieces of green ware found on the ship, only around 200 were from the Yue kilns. These figures reflect the limited output of the Yue kilns, which seem to have had rather strict quality controls. There are about 10 incense burners found among the Yue ceramics in this wreck. These censers all have cylindrical bodies with straight sides and domed covers pierced with floral or foliate motifs. Such incense burners may have been used alongside other Yue tea wares as incense and tea both aided meditation in Buddhist practice.
