Caption

Ding-type incense burner with cover; cloisonné enamel; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China; decorated with bats and dragons, leiwen and meander ornament; vessel; height 38.5 cm, width 34.5 cm., A decorative vessel with a rounded body and a domed lid sits on a reflective surface; the body and lid are covered in intricate enamel patterns dominated by deep blue with accents of turquoise, green, red, white, and gold; two tall, curved handles extend from the sides in a metallic gold with geometric border motifs; the lid has a gold finial with pierced openwork and a scalloped gold rim; the vessel rests on a group of three short legs that are blue with gold floral patterns and topped with sculpted gold animal heads; a broad gold band encircles the rim of the body, and additional gold bands accent the leg ends, creating a contrast with the richly colored enamel decoration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_137

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77.2Mb (2.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding-type incense burner cover cloisonné enamel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China decorated bats dragons leiwen meander ornament vessel height 38.5 cm width 34.5 cm decorative vessel rounded body domed lid sits reflective surface body covered intricate enamel patterns dominated deep blue accents turquoise green red white gold two tall curved handles extend sides metallic gold geometric border motifs gold finial pierced openwork scalloped gold rim vessel rests group three short legs blue gold floral patterns topped sculpted gold animal heads broad gold band encircles rim additional gold bands accent leg ends creating contrast richly colored enamel decoration.