Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1573 - 1619; Classification(s): porcelain, incense burner, throwing, porcelain, thrown, decorated in underglaze blue; Acquisition: bequeathed by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio, 1950, Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991. [C.707-1991]
Description: Ding incense burner with dragon handles. Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. The incense burner has rounded sides, with broad everted rim, resting on three feet, with a flat, unglazed base. Two dragons, moulded in relief, decorate the sides, and their tails form two handles. The flat rim is decorated with a border of classic scrolls. The neck is decorated with two fire scrolls: a lozenge motif on one side; and a bird perched on prunus branch on the other. The sides are painted with three triangles of imitation drapery interspersed with pendant jewels. The interior is unglazed.
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