1943.52.71: Censer with Dragon Base and Openwork Lid in the Form of a Mountain (Boshan lu)
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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
- Permissions
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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
Verification Level
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