Boîte à encens (xianghe 香盒), M.C. 389

Author(s): hu, wenming 胡文明, bronze worker dating in century: 16th-17th century type(s) of object(s): domestic life, metal, metal arts, china name(s): incense box materials and techniques: bronze, lost wax casting, gilding place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 3. 8cm diameter: 7. 3cm description: lenticular box decorated with relief patterns of “precious objects” (zabao). Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: author inscription (chinese) mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 389. Date: Unknown.