Caption

Censer with cover, gift, Chinese art, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, elephants, ceremonial vessel. Censer with two arched handles; convex cover with two offsets. 19th century, China. Censer; height 21.1 cm, diameter 14.3 cm., A bronze vessel with a dark brown lid sits on three sculpted elephant legs; the vessel body is a dark metallic brown with worn gold patches, and the lid is a slightly richer dark brown with a rounded, stepped profile and a loop handle. The elephant legs are dark bronze with subtle lighter highlights, showing stylized ears and trunks that extend downwards, and the whole object casts a soft reflection on a pale gray surface against a light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_383

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (961.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Censer cover gift Chinese art Chinese Qing 1644–1911 elephants ceremonial vessel two arched handles convex cover two offsets 19th century China height 21.1 cm diameter 14.3 cm bronze vessel dark brown lid sits three sculpted elephant legs vessel body dark metallic brown worn gold patches slightly richer dark brown rounded stepped profile loop handle dark bronze subtle lighter highlights showing stylized ears trunks extend downwards whole object casts soft reflection pale gray surface light gray background.