Mountain-form censer (boshanlu) with tortoise-form base

Incense burner with conical lid in the form of a forested mountain, hemispherical bowl raised on a short stem, and base in the form of a tortoise with head turned back toward the stem; the cover pierced with small circular openings and molded decoration of human figures and mythical animals, including the legendary hare with mortar and pestle; the stem decorated with molded images of foreigners; red earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze on the cover and lead-fluxed, caramel-brown glaze on receptacle and base, the underside and interior of receptacle unglazed.