Incense Burner from a Set of Five-Piece Altar Set (Wugong), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95), China, Cloisonné enamel on copper, gilt bronze, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Cloisonné, Cloisonné is the technique of creating designs on metal vessels with colored glass paste placed within enclosures made of copper or bronze wires, which have been bent or hammered into the desired patterns
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Incense Burner, Set, Five-Piece Altar Set, Wugong, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, Qianlong period, 1736–95, China, Cloisonné enamel, copper, gilt bronze, H, 14 1/2, 36.8 cm, W, 11, 27.9, Cloisonné, technique, creating designs, metal vessels, colored glass paste, placed, within, enclosures, bronze wires, bent, hammered, desired patterns
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