Caption

Ding incense burner, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, backdated signatures, dragon-shaped handles. Based on ceramics from the Xuande era 1426–1435 of the Ming dynasty; 19th century, China. Ceremonial/ritual vessel with lizards, dragons, and taotie iconography. Height 13.1 cm; diameter 21.4 cm., A low, rounded tripod censer with a wide mouth and a curled handle on top, cast in a dark metallic material with polished highlights in brown, bronze, gold, and greenish patina; the body rests on three short curved legs and bears raised decorative motifs, while a sculpted mythical creature with a sinuous body and curled tail clings to the front edge holding a ring in its mouth, and the object sits on a reflective pale surface against a neutral light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_371

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77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding incense burner Chinese Qing 1644–1911 backdated signatures dragon-shaped handles Based ceramics Xuande era 1426–1435 Ming dynasty 19th century China Ceremonial ritual vessel lizards dragons taotie iconography Height 13.1 cm diameter 21.4 cm low rounded tripod censer wide mouth curled handle top cast dark metallic material polished highlights brown bronze gold greenish patina body rests three short curved legs bears raised decorative motifs sculpted mythical creature sinuous body curled tail clings front edge holding ring mouth object sits reflective pale surface neutral light gray background.