Incense Stand (Xiang Ji) with Nine Dragons

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Incense Stand (Xiang Ji) with Nine Dragons

China, Chinese, Inscribed "Made in the dingwei year of the Wanli period [1607]," Ming dynasty
Furnishings; Accessories
Red lacquer on wood core with engraved gold (qiangjin), and incised and lacquer-filled (tianqi) decoration
20 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (51.44 x 31.12 x 31.12 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost, Steve and Robin Kim, Gerald and Gail Oppenheimer, Lynda and Stewart Resnick, Lenore and Richard Wayne, Suzanne Deal Booth and David Booth, Caron and Steven D. Broidy, Virginia and William M. Carpenter, Judith and Steaven K. Jones, Alice and Nahum Lainer, and Myron Laskin through the 2004 Collectors Committee (M.2004.51)
Not currently on public view