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Description: | Squat bulbous body with three curved legs formed by dragons heads and necks, two gilt handles shaped as water dragons and a domed cover with a large gilt knob pierced with lotus scrolls and engraved with the yin-yang symbol. The enamel decoration in various colours on a turquoise ground extends over the body, most of the cover and the sides of the legs and consists of bold Indian lotus scrolls.
Technique: cloisonné
Technique: enamelling
Material: metal
Material: enamel
incense burner made in China, Asia, (1916.27). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.25417 | Go to resource |
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