Caption

Flower pot incense burner on four legs, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, cloisonné enamel, 18th century. Decoration: lotus tendril on a turquoise background; legs shaped as flowered trunks plum branches in gilded bronze. Motifs: lotuses, plum trees, cracked ice, meander. Function: jardiniere/incense burner. Dimensions: height 9.5 cm; width 17.2 cm; depth 12.0 cm., A rectangular decorative vessel sits on a reflective surface, showing a palette of blue, turquoise, gold, red, white, green, and black. The vessel has a gold rim and ornate patterned sides with swirling floral motifs in turquoise, blue, green, red, and white set against a blue background with a geometric border. The base features sculpted metallic feet and decorative elements in gold and dark metal tones, with organic vine-like forms and rounded protrusions. The interior appears darker, with a metallic brownish surface. The overall shape is rectangular with slightly flared top edges and a symmetrical decorative scheme on the visible side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_114

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Keywords

Flower pot incense burner four legs Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel 18th century Decoration lotus tendril turquoise background legs shaped flowered trunks plum branches gilded bronze Motifs lotuses plum trees cracked ice meander Function jardiniere incense burner Dimensions height 9.5 cm width 17.2 cm depth 12.0 cm rectangular decorative vessel sits reflective surface showing palette blue turquoise gold red white green black vessel gold rim ornate patterned sides swirling floral motifs white set blue background geometric border base features sculpted metallic feet decorative elements dark metal tones organic vine- forms rounded protrusions interior darker metallic brownish surface shape rectangular slightly flared top edges symmetrical decorative scheme visible side.