Han Dynasty, according to the collector's inventory Covered with a silvery green glaze all over Dimension: 19cm diameter / weight 2345g Condition: Some chips to the cover, one chip to the side of the body and other one to upper rim, some wear to the glaze commensurate with age Provenance: Purchased from Fook Shing Arts Co. Hong Kong, in 1983 Inventory: P812 Note: The cover in the shape of a conical mountain is like that of the bronze incense burners of the time; the peaks have a cosmic symbolism referring to the sacred mountains.