Caption

Incense burner with cover - qilin; maker, gift; Chinese art; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 18th century, China; incense burner on four legs with cover; decoration in flat relief featuring peonies and qilin unicorns iconography; height 10.5 cm, diameter 10.0 cm., A small metal vessel and a separate lid rest on a neutral surface against a gray background; the vessel is rounded with three short legs and a pointed projection at its rim, showing raised floral and circular decorative motifs, and the lid has a sculpted form with an open mouth-like opening and a flared, ridged base. The visible colors include dark brown, greenish patina, and hints of gold on the raised decoration, with the background and surface in shades of gray and white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_380

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Rights managed

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73.6Mb (681.0Kb) / 20.0in x 14.3in / 6000 x 4286 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner cover - qilin maker gift Chinese art Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century China incense burner four legs cover decoration flat relief featuring peonies qilin unicorns iconography height 10.5 cm diameter 10.0 cm small metal vessel separate lid rest neutral surface gray background vessel rounded three short legs pointed projection rim showing raised floral circular decorative motifs lid sculpted form open mouth- opening flared ridged base visible colors include dark brown greenish patina hints gold raised decoration background surface shades gray white.