Caption

Gui-type incense burner hu. Maker: Hu, Wenming fl. ca. 1583–1614. Chinese; 19th century, Qing dynasty. Porcelain/ceramic ritual incense vessel decorated with dragons, phoenixes, unicorns qilin, plant ornament, hundred antiquities baigu motif, and sea waves. Height 7 cm; width 18.6 cm; diameter 13.1 cm., A small round metal vessel with two horizontally oriented handles is shown against a neutral gray background, resting on a reflective surface that mirrors its underside and handles; the vessel is richly decorated with raised ornamental patterns and relief figures, including swirling motifs and stylized animal or dragon-like forms, covering its body and base; the metal shows a mix of warm golden highlights and darker aged or patinated areas, giving an overall appearance of gold and dark brown tones, with subtle variations where the raised decoration catches the light.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_132

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Gui-type incense burner hu Maker Hu Wenming fl ca 1583–1614 Chinese 19th century Qing dynasty Porcelain ceramic ritual incense vessel decorated dragons phoenixes unicorns qilin plant ornament hundred antiquities baigu motif sea waves Height 7 cm width 18.6 cm diameter 13.1 cm small round metal vessel two horizontally oriented handles shown neutral gray background resting reflective surface mirrors underside richly decorated raised ornamental patterns relief figures swirling motifs stylized animal dragon- forms covering body base metal mix warm golden highlights darker aged patinated areas giving appearance gold dark brown tones subtle variations raised decoration catches light.