Caption

Fangding incense burner with cover, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, ceremonial vessel decorated with taotie and fantastic creatures, walls decorated with archaic ornament in flat relief, 19th century, China; vessel; height 15.2 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 10.9 cm, A small rectangular vessel with a domed lid sits on four straight legs; the vessel body and legs are metallic gold with decorative raised patterns, and the lid is dark black with a short vertical finial in a brownish tone on top; the background is a smooth neutral gray and the object casts a soft reflection on the glossy surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_384

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fangding incense burner cover Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 ceremonial vessel decorated taotie fantastic creatures walls decorated archaic ornament flat relief 19th century China vessel height 15.2 cm width 14.0 cm depth 10.9 cm small rectangular vessel domed lid sits four straight legs vessel body legs metallic gold decorative raised patterns lid dark black short vertical finial brownish tone top background smooth neutral gray object casts soft reflection glossy surface .