Caption

Ding incense burner, gift; Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911; cloisonné enamel ceremonial tripod vessel, 18th century. Ding incense burner with two plastically shaped handles, no cover. Floral decoration in striped arrangements with floral motifs, butterflies, peonies, and fantasy beasts. Height 8.4 cm; width 12.4 cm; diameter 9.8 cm., A small, round metal vessel with a rounded body and an open top sits on a reflective surface; the body is decorated in a colorful cloisonné-style pattern featuring dominant shades of blue and turquoise with accents of yellow, red, green, white, and dark navy, and it has a horizontal wavy band encircling the middle in contrasting yellow and dark blue. The rim, handle, and three ornate feet are metallic gold in color; the handle is short and ribbed, attached vertically to the body, and the feet are curved with decorative scroll-like shapes. The interior appears dark and aged, and the vessel casts a soft reflection on the smooth, pale gray surface beneath it against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_003

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Keywords

Ding incense burner gift Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel ceremonial tripod vessel 18th century two plastically shaped handles no cover Floral decoration striped arrangements floral motifs butterflies peonies fantasy beasts Height 8.4 cm width 12.4 cm diameter 9.8 cm small round metal vessel rounded body open top sits reflective surface body decorated colorful cloisonné-style pattern featuring dominant shades blue turquoise accents yellow red green white dark navy horizontal wavy band encircling middle contrasting yellow dark blue rim handle three ornate feet metallic gold color short ribbed attached vertically feet curved decorative scroll- shapes interior dark aged vessel casts soft reflection smooth pale gray surface beneath plain light gray background.