Incense Burner, Cover and Base: Fang-Ting
maker
Unknown
Datelate 18th century
Place MadeChina, East Asia
MediumGilded bronze, teak with silver inlay, and jade
Dimensions26 x 19 x 14 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM15w19.a-c
eMuseum ID725980
Original NumberM15w19
EmbARK ObjectID15752
TMS Source ID4284
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 103. (as Chinese, late 18th century)
Yasuko Horioka. "Chinese Sculpture-III." Fenway Court (Jun. 1970), pp. 34-37, fig. 4. (as Chinese late 18th century; as a copy of an ancient fang-ting)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 41-42, no. 17. (as Chinese, late 18th century; as a copy of an archaic fang-ting)
Yasuko Horioka. "Chinese Sculpture-III." Fenway Court (Jun. 1970), pp. 34-37, fig. 4. (as Chinese late 18th century; as a copy of an ancient fang-ting)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 41-42, no. 17. (as Chinese, late 18th century; as a copy of an archaic fang-ting)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1916.
