Caption

Hu-type vessel, bronzes, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, ceremonial/ritual vessel, taotie iconography, meander ornament, Qing style, 19th century, China, vessel, height 28.0 cm, width 19.0 cm, A carved vase-like object stands upright on a reflective surface, showing a dark brown to nearly black patina with lighter brown highlights on raised areas; the object tapers from a wider rounded midsection to a narrower neck and flared rim, and the body features repeated carved panels with stylized animal or abstract motifs and patterned borders, while the neck displays elongated vertical decorative panels and a band of geometric ornament near the rim; the base is slightly flared and the overall background is a soft gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_131

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 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 vessel height 28.0 cm width 19.0 cm carved vase- object stands upright reflective surface showing dark brown nearly black patina lighter brown highlights raised areas object tapers wider rounded midsection narrower neck flared rim body features repeated carved panels stylized animal abstract motifs patterned borders neck displays elongated vertical decorative panels band geometric ornament near rim base slightly flared background soft gray.