Incense-burner with deep cup

This type of incense burner appeared throughout the north. Evidence from archaeological finds at kiln sites confirms that Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Shandong all made such ware. These wares, either in monochrome glaze, or with overglaze painted or carved decoration, or with polychrome glaze, were used by common people for funerary and practical purposes for centuries. A black glazed piece found in a Henan tomb dated to the early eleventh century suggests a date for this fashion of incense burner with a high, ringed stem (WW 1982.12: pl. 8, fig. 8).