Incense burner with floral pattern

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 215

Taking the form of a typical Chinese incense burner, this vessel features an unusual decoration. The tree peonies and rocks encircling the exterior and the palmettes adorning the handles were likely chased from the vessel’s original plain surface by a European metalsmith. In addition to a spurious Xuande mark in Chinese, its base bears a second mark, “ALPH GIROUX PARIS,” revealing that the vessel once belonged to Alphonse Giroux (1775/76–1848), a French dealer in luxury goods.

Incense burner with floral pattern, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, and silvering, China

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Incense burner with floral pattern, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, and silvering, China
Incense burner with floral pattern, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, and silvering, China
Incense burner with floral pattern, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, and silvering, China
Incense burner with floral pattern, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, and silvering, China
Incense burner with floral pattern, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, and silvering, China
Incense burner with floral pattern, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, and silvering, China

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