Incense Burner with Peony Scroll, by China, Northern Song dynasty, (960–1127), late 11th/early 12th century
Gallery mode Full size at the museum

Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device.

Incense Burner with Peony Scroll

China

Northern Song dynasty, (960–1127), late 11th/early 12th century

Medium
Cizhou ware; stoneware, slip-coated with underglaze sgraffito decoration and overglaze painting in iron brown
Classification
Vessel
Dimensions
32.1 × 27.8 cm (12 5/8 × 10 15/16 in.); Diam.: 27.8 cm (10 15/16 in.)
Culture
China
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia
Credit line
Gift of Mr. Russell Tyson
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

View at the Art Institute of Chicago