Censer in the form of a mythical beast
Unknown Artist
early 17th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions
H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Bequests of William Rhinelander Stewart and Matilda E. Frelinghuysen, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, Purchase by subscription, and Gift of Edgar Worch, by exchange, 2018
Accession Number
2018.154a, b