A White-glazed DING Hollowed-out Floral-patterned Incense Burner
Northern Song Dynasty
960-1127
- Object Type:ANCIENT CHINESE ARTCERAMICS
- Medium:Porcelain
- Year:Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
- Size:Height 15.30 cm, Lid Diameter 12.30 cm, Rim Diameter 11.00 cm, Foot Diameter 10.04 cm
Description
With a plump-rim lid, the incense burner has a globular body perfectly matched up the upper half-sphere lid and the other half-sphere belly.
The vault of the lid is carved with openwork , also resembling geometric four-petal design to let the incense smoke drifting out. The burner’s body is attached to the girdled waist and a short neck, supported on a splayed pedestal formed in the shape of a compressed bronze bell and carved with openwork of begonia-shaped pattern along with embossed rings. The exterior of the burner is covered in white glaze; while the interior is exposed.