Incense Burner Item Number: N1.439 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, brass incense burner with tripod legs, lobed panels with birds, two handles and lid with finial of stylized lion.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1911 and 1930
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Incense Burner
- Identification Number
- N1.439 a-b
- Type of Item
- burner
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, filed and polished
- Overall
- height 8.8 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 7.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1930
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good