Caption

Hu-type vessel, bronzes, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, ceremonial/ritual vessel, taotie iconography, meander ornament, Qing style, 19th century, China, height 28.0 cm, width 19.0 cm, The image shows a bronze vessel with a rounded body tapering to a narrower neck and a flared rim, standing on a short foot; the vessel has a dark brown metallic surface with areas of lighter brown and subtle greenish patina, and decorative incised and raised patterns covering the neck and body including elongated floral motifs on the upper section and intricate interlocking, curvilinear designs on the lower section; there are a pair of looped side handles with carved detailing, and the vessel is photographed against a smooth light gray background with a faint reflection of the base visible on the surface below.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_128

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hu-type vessel bronzes Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 ceremonial ritual vessel taotie iconography meander ornament Qing style 19th century China height 28.0 cm width 19.0 cm image bronze vessel rounded body tapering narrower neck flared rim standing short foot vessel dark brown metallic surface areas lighter brown subtle greenish patina decorative incised raised patterns covering neck body elongated floral motifs upper section intricate interlocking curvilinear designs lower section pair looped side handles carved detailing photographed smooth light gray background faint reflection base visible surface .