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English: An incense burner given by the Emperor Wu of Han to Wei Qing as an imperial gift, Shaanxi History Museum

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Bronze Bamboo-joint-shaped Censer with Gilded Gold and Silver
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8)
Excavated from No. 1 satellite vault of No. 1 anonymous tomb, Maolin Mausoleum, Xingping City
The incense burner consists of a brazier, a stem and a pedestal, the three parts are riveted together. The whole surface is plated with gold and silver. It is one of the best-known metalwork objects of this period and a consummate piece of workmanship. Two inscriptions, on the base of the lid and on the edge of the foot, identify and describe the object, giving dates of manufacture and of delivery, probably in 137 and 136 BC. The inscriptions associate it with the family of Princess Yangxin, the elder sister of emperor Wudi (r. 141-87 BC), probably was the reward Emperor Wudi bestowed upon his sister and her husband, the chief General Wei Qing.
中文（繁體）：陝西歷史博物館藏鎏金銀竹節銅熏爐

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鎏金銀竹節銅熏爐
西漢 (公元前206年 - 公元8年)
興平市茂陵1號無名塚1號從葬坑出土
由爐體、長柄、底座分鑄鉚合而成，通體鎏金鋈銀，精雕細鏤，是一件至為罕見的藝術精品。爐口外側和圈足外側刻有銘文，記其原為未央宮物，後歸陽信家，應是漢武帝賜給陽信公主及其丈夫大將軍衛青的賞物。
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