Censer (Xianglu) in the shape of a luan-bird

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Censer (Xianglu) in the shape of a luan-bird
Censer (Xianglu) in the shape of a luan-bird
Artist/Maker
Date206 BCE - 220 CE
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 7 in. × 8 3/4 in. × 7 5/8 in. (17.8 × 22.2 × 19.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Taylor Dunn, Class of 1936, in memory of William G. Roehrick, '34
Object number1995.70a-b
Not on view
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).

2015
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Seek and Find," September 1, 2015 - ongoing (no cat., brochure).
Provenance 1995: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of James Taylor Dunn, Class of 1936;
1943-1995: James Taylor Dunn, by purchase from Yamanaka & Company, Inc.
Photo by John Bentham.
Metal Arrow Tip or Spear Head
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Metal
Object number: 2023.10.58
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Spool with Flax
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, wool
Object number: 2023.10.21
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Baskets
Unknown artist, Sri Lankan
Date: before 1972
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.23a-e
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Winnowing basket
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Woven grass
Object number: 2023.10.24
Photo by John Bentham.
Spear
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1800-1950
Medium: Bamboo, black pigment, feathers, gum or resin, woven grass, stone
Object number: 2023.10.37
Barbed spear tip
Barbed spear tip
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, red and black pigment
Object number: S2023.2.6
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Wool Comb
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, metal, cotton
Object number: 2023.10.29
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Fanoos (set of two)
Date: 1789-1925
Medium: Tinned copper, linen
Object number: 2023.10.66a-b
Photo by John Bentham.
Spear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wood, black and red pigment, shells or seeds, feathers, gum or resin
Object number: 2023.10.49
Olla basket
Olla basket
Date: 1890-1910
Medium: Willow or sumac, cottonwood, and martynia
Object number: 1989.3.1
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Woven basket
Date: date unknown
Medium: Natural and dyed spruce root
Object number: 1989.3.2
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Basket
Date: 1900-30
Medium: Willow, cottonwood, and martynia
Object number: 1989.3.3