Caption

Duck incense burner, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Bronze 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 metal object resembling a shallow bowl with tall wing-like decorative elements on opposite sides sits next to a separate flat, elongated dark brown metal piece with raised sculptural detailing that suggests a stylized animal head and flowing forms; the objects rest on a smooth light gray surface against a gradient gray background, with visible colors including dark brown, light gray, and various shades of gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_379

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (929.9Kb) / 20.0in x 14.3in / 6000 x 4286 (300dpi)

Keywords

Duck incense burner Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Bronze vessel form duck wings function incense burner Dimensions height 9.7 cm width 13.6 cm Subjects ducks birds Provenance unknown dark brown metal object resembling shallow bowl tall wing- decorative elements opposite sides sits next separate flat elongated dark brown metal piece raised sculptural detailing stylized animal head flowing forms objects rest smooth light gray surface gradient gray background visible colors dark brown light gray various shades gray.