Caption

Fangding incense burner with cover, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Bronze vessel decorated on the walls with archaic ornament in flat relief, taotie and fantastic creature motifs; ceremonial vessel. Height 15.2 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 10.9 cm., A small rectangular metal vessel with a golden color sits on three tapered legs and has two short upright handles at opposite ends; the vessel's sides feature raised decorative patterns with curving motifs and panels, and the legs show incised linear designs; the interior appears darker with a rich brown tone, and the object casts a subtle reflection on a smooth gray surface beneath it against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_388

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fangding incense burner cover Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Bronze vessel decorated walls archaic ornament flat relief taotie fantastic creature motifs ceremonial vessel Height 15.2 cm width 14.0 cm depth 10.9 cm small rectangular metal vessel golden color sits three tapered legs two short upright handles opposite ends vessel's sides feature raised decorative patterns curving motifs panels incised linear designs interior darker rich brown tone object casts subtle reflection smooth gray surface beneath pale gray background.