Caption

Flower pot incense burner on four legs, 18th century, China, Qing 1644–1911. Cloisonné enamel vessel, jardinière/incense burner; decoration: lotus tendril on a turquoise background, legs shaped as flowered trunks plum branches made of gilded bronze; motifs include lotuses, lotus tendril, plum trees, cracked ice, and meander ornament. Dimensions: height 9.5 cm, width 17.2 cm, depth 12.0 cm., A small square metal container with a flared gold rim sits against a plain light gray background; its exterior surfaces are decorated with a turquoise blue base and intricate patterns in darker blue, green, red, white, and gold forming a stylized floral motif on the visible side. The container rests on ornate feet shaped like twisted branches and animal-like forms in dark metal with gold highlights. The interior appears brown and worn, while the exterior corners show geometric border patterns in blue and gold. The overall colors visible include turquoise blue, dark blue, green, red, white, gold, dark metal gray, brown, and light gray from the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_115

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103.0Mb (1.6Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Flower pot incense burner four legs 18th century China Qing 1644–1911 Cloisonné enamel vessel jardinière incense burner decoration lotus tendril turquoise background legs shaped flowered trunks plum branches gilded bronze motifs include lotuses lotus tendril plum trees cracked ice meander ornament Dimensions height 9.5 cm width 17.2 cm depth 12.0 cm small square metal container flared gold rim sits plain light gray background exterior surfaces decorated turquoise blue base intricate patterns darker blue green red white gold forming stylized floral motif visible side container rests ornate feet shaped twisted branches animal- forms dark metal gold highlights interior brown worn exterior corners geometric border patterns blue gold colors visible turquoise blue dark blue dark metal gray light gray background.