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Incense burner
VME 05.12.99
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Why this is a
Masterpiece

This incense burner is an excellent piece and expresses the specific characteristics of the culture of the Nguyen Dynasty.

History of the Object
The incense burner consists of two pieces - a body and a lid. The body has a cylindrical shape. The lower half of the body is decorated with two layers of lotus petals. On the upper part we see dragons and a male phoenix, confronting each other. Two tigers sit on the lid. They chew on a branch of a chilly tree. The rim has a flowers and leaves pattern. This incense burner was used to burn aloe-wood for worshipping the ancestors.

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Type
Decorative Art 
Materials
Metal 
Measurements
diameter: 16 cm. 
Creator name
unknown 
Creator date
Unknown 
Where it was made
unknown 
Geography
Unknown 
Time period
AD 16th century ~ AD 17th century 
Creation date
16th Century - 17th Century 
Function
Used by the Viet to burn aloe-wood for worshipping. 
Acquisition
The object was excavated in the 1980’s by local people in Binh Dinh Province. They sold it at a market in Ho Chi Minh City, where Mr. Vu Kim Loc bought it in 1990. In 2005, after the Vietnam National Council of Antiquities had assessed the object, the museum purchased the burner. 
Copyright
 
Acknowledgements
 
Owner
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, State property of Vietnam 
Museum
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology 
Credit line
 

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