Tripod Censer (ding) Decorated with Inlaid Lotus Scroll
1500
Physical Qualities
Metal alloy with silver wire inlay, 3 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (9.5 x 9.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.171
Decorated with a loose C-scroll pattern on the top of the rim and the low neck; a diaper pattern on the vertical, inverted squared U-shape handles; and a lotus and knobby-leaf scroll on the body.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Chinese Mortuary Ceramics from the Collection," December 2008-December 2009.
