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Tripod Censer with Design of Three Triple Bowstring Bands

Culture
Chinese
Dynasty
possibly Southern Song dynasty, 1127–1279
Dynasty
possibly Yuan dynasty, 1279–1368
Date
13th–early 14th century
Material
Longquan ware; porcelain with celadon glaze
made in
Longquan, Lishui, Zhejiang province, China, Asia
Classification
Ceramics, containers
Collection
Asian Art
Current Location
On View, Gallery 237
Dimensions
3 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (9.5 x 13.7 x 13.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
249:1919
NOTES
The elegant body of this celadon-glazed censer rests on three feet, each in the form of a leaf. Containers like this were designed to burn incense and would have been topped with a lid. The vessel’s simple, refined silhouette is defined by the three groupings of bowstrings that undulate across the surface. The shape of this tripod censer is thought to have originated from earlier bronze vessels from the Han dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE).
- 1919
Yamanaka & Co., Osaka, Japan [1]

1919 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Yamanaka & Co., through William K. Bixby [2]


Notes:
[1] Invoice from Yamanaka & Co. dated June 26, 1919 [SLAM document files for 252:1919].

[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, May 2, 1919.
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