Incense Burner with Dragons Chasing Pearl

China

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The inscription written on the outside of the lip indicates that the jar was offered by members of the Wu family to the Temple of the Lord of the Black Heaven in order to protect the peace of the family and the home in 1564. The Lord of the Black Heaven is one of the many quasi-historical immortals found in Daoist traditions.

Incense Burner with Dragons Chasing Pearl, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Incense Burner with Dragons Chasing Pearl, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense Burner with Dragons Chasing Pearl, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense Burner with Dragons Chasing Pearl, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense Burner with Dragons Chasing Pearl, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Incense Burner with Dragons Chasing Pearl, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

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