Caption

Hu-type vessel, bronze, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; ceremonial/ritual vessel with taotie iconography and meander ornament; height 28.0 cm, width 19.0 cm., A tall, narrow metal vessel with a rounded base and flared neck, showing a dark brown and greenish patina with areas of lighter brown and black; the body is divided into several vertical panels each decorated with raised, intricate carved motifs and repeating geometric borders; a decorative ring handle hangs from a sculpted mask or animal face near the upper neck; the surface shows varied textures from smooth to finely incised patterns and a subtle reflective sheen on the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_129

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hu-type vessel bronze Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century ceremonial ritual vessel taotie iconography meander ornament height 28.0 cm width 19.0 cm tall narrow metal vessel rounded base flared neck showing dark brown greenish patina areas lighter brown black body divided several vertical panels decorated raised intricate carved motifs repeating geometric borders decorative ring handle hangs sculpted mask animal face near upper neck surface varied textures smooth finely incised patterns subtle reflective sheen base.