Incense burner, 1736-1795, 2 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 4-3/8 in. ( x x cm), Cloisonné enamel, China, 18th century, With its spherical body, three lobed legs, and large handles, this incense burner is a copy of a li, a type of archaic bronze vessel prevalent during the Shang and Zhou periods. But a new technique—cloisonné, a type of enamel decoration on metal—is used here. In cloisonné, colored-glass paste is placed within compartments outlined by copper or bronze wires and then fired. Originating in Europe, cloisonné had spread to China by the 13th or 14th century and remained common

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