국립중앙박물관 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KOREA

Highlights
White Porcelain Incense Burner with Four Trigrams Design in Underglaze Cobalt Blue
  • Nationality/Period

    Joseon Dynasty

  • Materials

    Ceramics - White Porcelain

  • Category

    life in society - life in ceremony - religious ceremonies - the smoke of incense

  • Dimensions

    115.0x120.0cm

  • Accession Number

    Dongwon 330

This white porcelain incense burner is marked by a voluminous bowl with a wide rim and paired handles each containing three holes aligned in a vertical row. It has a domed lid with openings in the form of the Four Trigrams and a pentagonal knob at the top which is also ornamented with holes. The entire burner is thickly coated with bluish-white glaze.