Incense burner in the shape of a rooster
A symbol of diligence and fortune, the rooster is a particularly popular Chinese decorative motif. This incense burner has an ingenious design: the hollow body houses the burning incense and the detachable wings serve as the lid, with several small openings on the wings allowing the fragrant smoke to escape.
Artwork Details
- 清中期 掐絲琺瑯鷄形香薰
- Title: Incense burner in the shape of a rooster
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95)
- Date: second half 18th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Cloisonné enamel
- Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
- Classification: Cloisonné
- Credit Line: Gift of Edward G. Kennedy, 1929
- Object Number: 29.110.41
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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