Caption

Incense burner with cover - qilin, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860-1941, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644-1911, Qing style, peonies, qilin iconography, unicorns iconography. Incense burner on four legs. Decoration in flat relief. 18th century, China. Incense burner. Height 10.5 cm, diameter 10.0 cm., A rounded three-legged bronze vessel with a lid, shown against a neutral gray background, displaying a dark brown and greenish patina. The body of the vessel is bulbous with a slightly narrower shoulder and rests on three short, curved legs. A handle or spout-like projection extends from the shoulder toward the viewer. The surface of the body has raised decorative motifs in a slightly lighter bronze tone, including floral and curling designs. The lid is domed with ribbed sections and a small sculpted finial on top, all sharing the dark brown and greenish bronze coloration. The overall tones visible are dark brown, bronze, and green.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_379

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Keywords

Incense burner cover - qilin Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644-1911 Qing style peonies qilin iconography unicorns iconography four legs Decoration flat relief 18th century China Height 10.5 cm diameter 10.0 cm rounded three-legged bronze vessel lid shown neutral gray background displaying dark brown greenish patina body vessel bulbous slightly narrower shoulder rests three short curved legs handle spout- projection extends shoulder viewer surface raised decorative motifs slightly lighter bronze tone floral curling designs domed ribbed sections small sculpted finial top sharing greenish bronze coloration tones visible bronze green.