Incense Burner Item Number: 2931/1 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Incense burner on legs (part a) with raised lid (part b). Lid has rectangular cutouts around the top and a knob handle with circular details on the top and on each side. One side of burner has a raised handle. The handle on the other side is broken off (part c). There are circular ridges on the bowl with a wide lip on top.
History Of Use
Used in ancestor or veneration ceremonies. The ceremonies were held for deceased ancestors of the father's family (for the deceased eldest sons of the family tree, going back five generations). Food would be prepared and put into the various bowls, candles and incense would be lit. The participating family members would bow down, pour alcohol into small bowls and add them to the offering table. In South Korea sometimes spirit dancers would do some religious dances as part of the ceremony. After the ceremony was over, the family would eat the food.
Narrative
Used by the family of the donor in South Korea, and then in Canada, as part of their ancestral worship or veneration ceremonies. The objects were passed down through the father's family line.
Item History
- Made in Korea
- Owned by Kiejoon Kim before November 29, 2011
- Received from Kiejoon Kim (Donor) on November 29, 2011
What
- Name
- Incense Burner
- Identification Number
- 2931/1 a-c
- Type of Item
- burner
- Material
- brass metal
- Part A
- height 19.0 cm, width 13.0 cm
- Part B
- height 7.0 cm, diameter 10.0 cm
- Part C
- height 8.0 cm, width 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Korean
- Previous Owner
- Kiejoon Kim
- Received from
- Kiejoon Kim (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korea
When
- Ownership Date
- before November 29, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on November 29, 2011
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2931/0001 a-c