Caption

Ding-type incense burner with cover, Chinese, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736–1795. Bronze ceremonial ding vessel/censer with plant ornament lotuses. Incense burner, height 11.5 cm, diameter 11.0 cm., A rounded tripod vessel with a domed lid and a vertical rectangular handle, decorated all over in swirling floral and foliate patterns; visible colors include turquoise, green, dark blue, gold, pink, red, brown, and touches of black and yellow; the lid appears dark brown with a small rectangular finial, the rim is bordered with gold and blue bands, the body shows ornate scrolling vines and stylized flowers in turquoise and green with gold outlines and pink and red accents, and the three short rounded legs repeat the same decorative motif and colors.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_362

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 14.2in x 14.3in / 4254 x 4288 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding-type incense burner cover Chinese Qing dynasty Qianlong period 1736–1795 Bronze ceremonial ding vessel censer plant ornament lotuses Incense burner height 11.5 cm diameter 11.0 cm rounded tripod vessel domed lid vertical rectangular handle decorated swirling floral foliate patterns visible colors include turquoise green dark blue gold pink red brown touches black yellow lid dark brown small rectangular finial rim bordered blue bands body ornate scrolling vines stylized flowers gold outlines red accents three short rounded legs repeat decorative motif colors.