On loan to The Met The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Incense burner in the shape of a goose
This incense burner takes the form of a goose, standing tall and stretching its long, graceful neck. Multiple types of incised lines delineate the plumage and webbed feet, showing the artist’s mastery of engraving and attention to anatomical details. When in use, the burner vents fragrant smoke from the goose’s beak. It illustrates a dramatic shift during the fourteenth century toward naturalistic depictions of such birds.
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