Han Dynasty Pottery Mountain-Shaped Incense Burner (Boshan Lu) offeringplate This tradition extended to locally

This tradition extended to locally crafted earthenware kendis as well as imported glazed varieties from regions such as China

As both a utilitarian object and a sacred artifact

and related traditions as the primary point of spiritual communication

after which their role shifted primarily toward adornment

amulets like this one embodied the connection between material

Han Dynasty Pottery Mountain-Shaped Incense Burner (Boshan Lu) offeringplate This tradition extended to locallyWestern Han Dynasty, c. 206 BC 220 AD, likely Guangdong or Guangxi Province, China An exquisite and rare earthenware incense burner, this extraordinary vessel is of the boshan lu typecensers modeled in the shape of the universal mountain, believed to represent the mystical peaks where immortals resided. The conical lid, sculpted as a craggy, undulating mountain, is adorned with animated hunting scenes and wild beasts, evoking a vivid narrative in