Censer (M.C. 3857)

Type of object(s): domestic life, ceramic, sculpture, china name(s): perfume burner materials and techniques: terracotta, casting, lead glaze, alkaline glaze place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 30cm width: 15cm length: 33. 5cm description: crouching elephant. On his back, there is a cylindrical urn whose lid is topped by a figure with a large hat. 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. 3857. Object Type: sculpture. Date: Qing dynasty (1636–1911). Dimensions: height: 30 cm (11.8 in) ; width: 15 cm (5.9 in). Medium: terracotta. Collection: Musée Cernuschi.