Turquoise Chinese Footed Incense Burner with Dragon Handles

Ceramic

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Front of the turquoise Chinese footed incense burner from Hong Kong.: Image of the turquoise incense burner decorated with a Chinese elm tree, pink lotus flowers, and three blue dragons. The burner has three legs that are pink with faces.
Front of the turquoise Chinese footed incense burner from Hong Kong.

Image of the turquoise incense burner decorated with a Chinese elm tree, pink lotus flowers, and three blue dragons. The burner has three legs that are pink with faces.

Name/Title

Turquoise Chinese Footed Incense Burner with Dragon Handles

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000392

Description

Turquoise Chinese footed incense burner decorated with a Chinese elm tree, pink lotus flowers, and blue dragons. The burner was made in Hong Kong.

Context

The incense burner was gifted to the Jordans by Chinese workmen who came to work at the Kuwait Oil Company in the 1950s.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Hong Kong

Continent

Asia

Country

China