Figurine of an Incense Burner

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Figurine of an Incense Burner

Accession No : 10/1785/D(2)

"The figure showcases an incense stand made from silver. It has a conical base which has two small globular bodies placed on one top of the other. The upper globular shape acts as an attached lid. The lid is protruding upwards creating a triangular shape which has a flower like motif made of metal sheet. There are three metallic wire studded with red coloured beads. The incense stand is decorated with embossed designs of flower and leaves on it. The stand is adorned with a 'S' shaped thin handle attached to it on one side."

Gallery

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Provenance

  • StateUttar Pradesh

Condition

  • ConditionGood
  • Action NoteCNR

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)45 x 51.5 x 8

Significance

  • ArtisticMolten material, typically metal, is used in casting operations. Then, a cavity in a mould that will later become the shape of the finished object is filled with this molten material. When the desired shape is achieved, the molten material cools while typically absorbing heat from the mould.

Description

  • Description"The figure showcases an incense stand made from silver. It has a conical base which has two small globular bodies placed on one top of the other. The upper globular shape acts as an attached lid. The lid is protruding upwards creating a triangular shape which has a flower like motif made of metal sheet. There are three metallic wire studded with red coloured beads. The incense stand is decorated with embossed designs of flower and leaves on it. The stand is adorned with a 'S' shaped thin handle attached to it on one side."
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference" Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007. Chattopadhaya, Kamaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975. S.D. Trivedi, U.C. Dwivedi, ed. Metallic Art of India. New Delhi: Sharda Publishing House, 2009. "
  • KeywordMetalware, Artistic, Decorative, Handicraft, Incense, Burner