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description: (香薰) xiāng xūn(comma) Incense burner(comma) (汉朝) Han Dynasty 206 BCE – 220 CE. Painted grey earthenware in mountain shape with mythical creatures. This incense burner is modeled on the mythical (博山) Bó shān or fairy mountain(comma) a place where wizards are said to reside. It also shows the influence of the Buddhist religion which moved into China from India during the Han dynasty.