Caption

Gui-type incense burner, bronze, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, gui vessel with taotie monster motif and fantastical beasts, ritual/ceremonial vessel, height 10.0 cm, width 11.5 cm., A metal vessel with a rounded bowl and a short cylindrical base sits centered on a reflective surface, showing a faint mirrored image beneath; the vessel is brown with darker and lighter bronze tones and has intricate raised geometric and stylized motifs carved around its body, including decorative protrusions and a vertical central element on the front; the rim is slightly flared and there are small tab-like extensions on the sides, while the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_122

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 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 motif fantastical beasts ritual ceremonial vessel height 10.0 cm width 11.5 cm metal vessel rounded bowl short cylindrical base sits centered reflective surface showing faint mirrored image beneath vessel brown darker lighter bronze tones intricate raised geometric stylized motifs carved body decorative protrusions vertical central element front rim slightly flared small tab- extensions sides background uniform light gray.