Incense burner with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit

Red-brown carved stone cylindrical base for burning incense; features lotus motif at midsection and inscription

Incense burner with Yongle-period inscription in Chinese, Tibetan, and Sanskrit

Location
China
Date
15th century; Yongle reign (1402–1424)
Material
marble
Photo Credit
photography by Aurelia Campbell, 2019

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