Censer with Dragon Base and Openwork Lid in the Form of a Mountain (Boshan lu)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1943.52.71
Title: Censer with Dragon Base and Openwork Lid in the Form of a Mountain (Boshan lu)
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Po-shan lu
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: 206 BCE - 220 CE
Places: Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period: Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
Culture: Chinese
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/204244

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.4 cm (7 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Grenville L. Winthrop purchased from Lai-Yuan & Co., Paris (March 1920)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.52.71

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Exhibition History

S427: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008

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