Caption

Duck incense burner, attributed to an, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Ceramic vessel in the form of a duck with wings, function: incense burner. Dimensions: height 9.7 cm, width 13.6 cm. Subjects: ducks, birds. Provenance unknown., A dark brown sculpted object resembling a vessel with a curved hull and a raised rounded front is shown against a gray background. The vessel has a wing-like decorative element on its side with layered feather shapes and a prominent curved handle or strap rising from the center. The front section features a rounded lid with a small protruding beak-like extension and a curled motif on its surface. The surface appears textured and slightly worn, showing variations of dark brown and near-black tones with subtle highlights. The background shows a gradient of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_377

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.7Mb (1.0Mb) / 18.7in x 14.0in / 5619 x 4214 (300dpi)

Keywords

Duck incense burner attributed Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Ceramic vessel form duck wings function incense burner Dimensions height 9.7 cm width 13.6 cm Subjects ducks birds Provenance unknown dark brown sculpted object resembling vessel curved hull raised rounded front shown gray background wing- decorative element side layered feather shapes prominent curved handle strap rising center front section features rounded lid small protruding beak- extension curled motif surface textured slightly worn showing variations near-black tones subtle highlights background gradient gray.