Caption

Yi-type vessel, Chinese culture, Chinese art, ceremonial ritual vessel, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China, vessel on four legs one broken off; underneath, an image of a human, cult object, height 6.4 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A small rounded sculptural object rests on a reflective surface, showing a patinated finish with visible green and dark brown areas and spots of brighter bronze where the surface is worn; it has a bulbous body tapering into a narrower rounded end, with a looped handle on one side and several short stumpy protrusions on the underside; the backdrop is a smooth neutral gray, and the object casts a soft reflected silhouette on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_329

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Yi-type vessel Chinese culture Chinese art ceremonial ritual vessel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China vessel four legs broken off underneath image human cult object height 6.4 cm width 11.0 cm depth 4.5 cm small rounded sculptural object rests reflective surface showing patinated finish visible green dark brown areas spots brighter bronze surface worn bulbous body tapering narrower rounded looped handle side several short stumpy protrusions underside backdrop smooth neutral gray object casts soft reflected silhouette surface beneath .