Censer (Xianglu) in the shape of a luan-bird

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Censer (Xianglu) in the shape of a luan-bird
Censer (Xianglu) in the shape of a luan-bird
Artist/Maker
Date206 BCE - 220 CE
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 7 in. × 8 3/4 in. × 7 5/8 in. (17.8 × 22.2 × 19.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Taylor Dunn, Class of 1936, in memory of William G. Roehrick, '34
Object number1995.70a-b
On view
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Additional Details

Exhibition History 2015
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Seek and Find," September 1, 2015 - ongoing (no cat., brochure).
Provenance 1995: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of James Taylor Dunn, Class of 1936;
1943-1995: James Taylor Dunn, by purchase from Yamanaka & Company, Inc.
Photograph by David Revette.
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