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Document identity
localId
126729
label
Censer
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
126729
contentType
object
title
Censer
date
early 600s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79906299
genreSpecific
Metalwork
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 23.8 x 14.3 cm (9 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
accession
1949.157.b
Source extras
tec
gilt bronze
tombstone
Censer, early 600s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Gilt bronze; overall: 23.8 x 14.3 cm (9 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.157.b
collection
China - Tang Dynasty
formerAccessionNumbers
1949.157
didYouKnow
The censor's pointed cover is decorated with openwork floral motifs.
citations
citation
Milliken, William. "A Chinese Gilt-Bronze Censer." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>39, no. 2 (February 1952): 23–24.
page_number
Reproduced: front cover; Mentioned: pp. 23–24
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-06-11 12:17:39.887000
sourceId
126729
dept
Chinese Art
coll
China - Tang Dynasty
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gilt bronze
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1
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0
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photo
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