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THBChinese Han Dynasty Incense Burner - Rare!
Lot 71c
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2019-04-04 10:00:00
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East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A rare and well-preserved mold-made figural incense burner in the form of a seated person with a child on his or her lap. The person wears a pointed cap and holds a large cup-like torch with a mouth forms the top of the vessel. Size: 4.75" W x 11.25" H (12.1 cm x 28.6 cm)
Incense burners during the Han period were used as mortuary objects in the tombs of the rich, the nobility, and warriors. Archaeologists have found both the burners (like this one) and the presence of ashes containing aromatics inside elite tombs. Incense burners also played a role in how the ancient Chinese responded to disease. Emperor Wu, the longest reigning monarch of the Han period, ordered the burning of incense during an epidemic and found that his subjects recovered, leading to widespread use of this method. (Although there is no scientific evidence that incense prevents or cures disease, this was a common belief in the ancient world. One theory for its effectiveness was that no one could stand to go near each other in the sweltering heat of enclosed spaces full of burning aromas, so disease transmission did not occur.)
Provenance: private Florida, USA collection
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#129809Repair down low on one side but otherwise in excellent condition. Nice aged surface encrustation.Condition
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