Caption

Li-type incense burner, Chinese bronze ritual/ceremonial vessel, Ming dynasty, Xuande period 1426–1435, China; incense burner; height 10.0 cm, diameter 23.5 cm., A round metallic object sits on a clear plastic stand against a neutral gray background; the object has a worn, mottled brass or bronze surface with areas of darker tarnish and lighter polished spots, and it features three raised conical protrusions on one face and a small square recessed area near the center. The plastic stand is transparent and glossy, and the overall color palette includes brassy gold, dark brownish-green tarnish, clear/translucent plastic, and light gray in the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A22_450

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Keywords

Li-type incense burner Chinese bronze ritual ceremonial vessel Ming dynasty Xuande period 1426–1435 China incense burner height 10.0 cm diameter 23.5 cm round metallic object sits clear plastic stand neutral gray background worn mottled brass bronze surface areas darker tarnish lighter polished spots features three raised conical protrusions face small square recessed area near center plastic stand transparent glossy color palette includes brassy gold dark brownish-green tarnish clear translucent plastic light gray background.