Censer (M.C. 3891)

Type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, domestic life, sculpture, ceramics, china name(s): religious object, incense burner materials and techniques: stoneware, casting, engraved = incised, celadon place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 13. 5cm diameter: 10. 8cm description: cylindrical incense burner. On the flat cover, a man riding a toad. 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. 3891. Object Type: sculpture. Genre: religious object. Date: Qing dynasty (1636–1911). Dimensions: height: 13.5 cm (5.3 in) ; diameter: 10.8 cm (4.2 in). Medium: sandstone. Collection: Musée Cernuschi.