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 B.C.E. - 220 C.E.
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
Not on view
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).

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.
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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