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Source Description
The conical cover of this incense burner represents a miniature mountain with hunting scenes. The cover was shrouded in mist and emanated intoxicating smoke through its openwork when fragrant woods and herbs were burnt in its stem cup, transporting its beholder into an imaginative realm.
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153341
label
Incense Burner (Boshan Lu)
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153341
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object
title
Incense Burner (Boshan Lu)
description
The conical cover of this incense burner represents a miniature mountain with hunting scenes. The cover was shrouded in mist and emanated intoxicating smoke through its openwork when fragrant woods and herbs were burnt in its stem cup, transporting its beholder into an imaginative realm.
date
200–100 BCE
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en
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Q60779856
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Metalwork
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1
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); Overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); Lid: 7.8 x 9.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Container: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
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China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE)
accession
1986.46.a
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Incense Burner (Boshan Lu) (博山爐), 200–100 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); lid: 7.8 x 9.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.); container: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1986.46.a
titleInOriginalLanguage
博山爐
collection
China - Han Dynasty
formerAccessionNumbers
1986.46
didYouKnow
Deities (appearing as hunters) and fantastic beasts roam freely among mists and clouds on this incense burner.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1986.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 74, no. 2, 1987, pp. 38–79.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 77, no. 218
citation
Delacour, Catherine.<em> La Voie du Tao: un Autre Chemin de L'être : Galeries Nationales, Grand Palais, 29 Mars-5 Juillet 2010</em>. Paris: Reunion des Musees Nationaux, 2010.
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Mentioned: p. 180; Reproduced: p. 181, cat.29.1
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Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-06-17 11:19:44.742000
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153341
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Chinese Art
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China - Han Dynasty
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bronze
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