Caption

Fangding incense burner with cover;, noted. Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Ceremonial vessel of Chinese art, decorated with taotie and fantastic creatures in archaic ornament in flat relief. Materials/technique: decorated vessel. Dimensions: height 15.2 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 10.9 cm., A small metallic object with a gold color sits centered against a light gray background, appearing to stand on three cylindrical legs that are also gold. The upper portion forms a square basin with a raised rectangular handle or projection at the top, and the basin interior shows a slightly darker gold patina. The outer faces of the square body display ornate carved or embossed decorative patterns with swirling motifs, framed by vertical ridges and bordered panels. The legs feature incised linear and curved designs that echo the ornamentation on the body. The surface overall shows areas of subtle variation in gold tone and slight tarnish. A soft reflection of the object's lower portion appears on the glossy surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A21_387

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Keywords

Fangding incense burner cover noted Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Ceremonial vessel Chinese art decorated taotie fantastic creatures archaic ornament flat relief Materials technique vessel Dimensions height 15.2 cm width 14.0 cm depth 10.9 cm small metallic object gold color sits centered light gray background appearing stand three cylindrical legs also gold upper portion forms square basin raised rectangular handle projection top basin interior slightly darker gold patina outer faces square body display ornate carved embossed decorative patterns swirling motifs framed vertical ridges bordered panels legs feature incised linear curved designs echo ornamentation body surface areas subtle variation gold tone slight tarnish soft reflection object's lower portion glossy surface beneath .