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Hu-type vase, cicadas, Chinese, hu vessel, vases, Qing 1644–1911, ritual vessel, waves iconography, asanoha pattern, leiwen ornament, meander ornament, 19th century, China, vessel; height 22.1 cm, width 10.3 cm, depth 7.5 cm., A dark bronze vessel with a tall, elongated neck and a rounded body stands on a short flared base against a pale gray background; the surface of the vessel shows intricate carved geometric and linear patterns concentrated on the midsection and base, and a raised rectangular panel with vertical ridges is visible on the neck, while the overall colors include dark brown, black, and subtle hints of bronze with lighter reflections on the polished areas.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_162

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (861.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hu-type vase cicadas Chinese hu vessel vases Qing 1644–1911 ritual vessel waves iconography asanoha pattern leiwen ornament meander ornament 19th century China vessel height 22.1 cm width 10.3 cm depth 7.5 cm dark bronze tall elongated neck rounded body stands short flared base pale gray background surface intricate carved geometric linear patterns concentrated midsection base raised rectangular panel vertical ridges visible neck colors include dark brown black subtle hints lighter reflections polished areas.