Incense box

Attributed to Hu Wenming Chinese

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 213

Implements commonly used for burning incense included a box, a burner, a flat-bowled spoon and tongs, and a vase for storing these utensils. The burners are often modeled after archaic bronze vessels. Although it is not clear if the three Chinese objects displayed here (2015.500.6.22–.24) originally formed a set, all are inscribed with the name of the artist, Hu Wenming, and exhibit the same decorative technique.

Incense box, Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China

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Incense box, Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Incense box, Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Incense box, Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Incense box, Attributed to Hu Wenming (Chinese, active late 16th–early 17th century), Parcel gilt copper alloy, China

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