Object details

Object number

M15w18.a-c

Creator(s)

Chinese

Title

Incense Burner, Lid and Stand: Li-Ting

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Bronze, teak, and jade

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1916.

Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Bibliography

Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 103. (as Chinese, early 19th century; called a "tripod")
Yasuko Horioka. "Chinese Sculpture-III." Fenway Court (Jun. 1970), pp. 37-40, fig. 5. (as Chinese, late 18th century; as a recent copy of an incense burner in the form of a li-ting)
Yasuko Horioka et al. Oriental and Islamic Art: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1975), pp. 42-43, no. 18. (as Chinese, late 18th century; as a copy made from an old mold)

Gallery

Early Italian Room

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