Caption

Gui-type incense burner, bronze, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Gui vessel with taotie monster and fantastical beast motifs, ritual/ceremonial vessel, height 10.0 cm, width 11.5 cm. Creator, ., A bronze ritual vessel with a rounded bowl on a short cylindrical foot standing on a reflective surface, showing a patina of brown and dark brown with areas of greenish oxidation; the vessel has a pair of high loop handles with stylized animal heads at the terminals and rectangular pendant plaques hanging from the handles; the body and foot are decorated with repeating raised abstract motifs and scroll-like patterns in low relief; the interior appears darker brown and smooth, while the exterior shows subtle variations of brown, dark brown, and hints of green, and the piece casts a muted reflection on the pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_121

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gui-type incense burner bronze Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Gui vessel taotie monster fantastical beast motifs ritual ceremonial vessel height 10.0 cm width 11.5 cm Creator bronze ritual vessel rounded bowl short cylindrical foot standing reflective surface showing patina brown dark brown areas greenish oxidation vessel pair high loop handles stylized animal heads terminals rectangular pendant plaques hanging handles body foot decorated repeating raised abstract motifs scroll- patterns low relief interior darker brown smooth exterior subtle variations hints green piece casts muted reflection pale gray background.