Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans

1645
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 210
This piece was produced under the short-lived Southern Ming dynasty, a court that fled to Nanjing after the Qing dynasty was established in the north. Dated ceramics from the Southern Ming dynasty are extremely rare.

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Object Information
  • 南明弘光元年 景德鎮窯青花十八羅漢圖香爐
  • Title: Incense Burner with the Eighteen Luohans
  • Period: Southern Ming dynasty (1644–62)
  • Date: 1645
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); Diam. of rim 9 in. (22.9 cm); Diam. of foot 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Julia and John Curtis, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.73.7
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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