Incense Burner
Unknown Artist
early 1400s
Medium
iron inlaid with gold and silver
Dimensions
16.5 × 15.2 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Accession Number
1983.154
About this artwork
This incense burner with gold and silver inlay has three dragon-head handles. Its main body is decorated with flowers placed in round fields formed by a winding creeper. The perforated cover is decorated with a dragon. The lotus bud on the top is used as a handle.