Five-Legged and Three-Layered Silver Incense Burner with Openwork Patterns |
Tang Dynasty Height: 30.5cm Weight: 4100g Unearthed from the southern suburbs of Xi'an City in 1970 This silver burner with openwork carving in floating cloud patterns is mainly used for house heating by burning wood charcoal inside. Bronze furnaces with charcoal wood are popular among the Tang upper class for heating in the winter. |