Caption

Li-type incense burner, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century. Round, flattened Li-type ritual/ceremonial incense burner on three low legs, with backdated signatures. Height 10.0 cm, diameter 15.7 cm., A small rounded metal vessel with a smooth, slightly bulbous body and three short tapering legs, shown against a plain light gray background; the vessel has an open top with an integrated looped handle structure that rises above the rim in a double-arched shape, and the metal surface shows a patina with shades of bronze, brown, muted gold, and hints of darker gray, with subtle areas of wear and slight greenish spots; the vessel casts a soft reflection on the glossy surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_375

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Keywords

Li-type incense burner Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century Round flattened Li-type ritual ceremonial incense burner three low legs backdated signatures Height 10.0 cm diameter 15.7 cm small rounded metal vessel smooth slightly bulbous body three short tapering legs shown plain light gray background vessel open top integrated looped handle structure rises rim double-arched shape metal surface patina shades bronze brown muted gold hints darker gray subtle areas wear slight greenish spots vessel casts soft reflection glossy surface beneath .