Caption

Incense burner - bowl with a lid, Chinese art, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911 style, bats iconography, ceremonial vessel, plant ornament, censers, flowers, coins, painted enamel, happiness symbol, export product, decoration on a navy blue background, apart from the flower tendril — peony, the character shuangxi double happiness — usually used in China in the context of marriage, 18th/19th century, China, vessel, incense burner, height 6.4 cm, diameter 9.7 cm, weight 0.17 kg, A small rounded box with a domed lid sits centered on a reflective surface, showing its mirror image below. The box is predominantly bright blue with decorative floral patterns in shades of green, pale pink, and white, and has accents of gold along the rim and base. There are bold red geometric motifs on both the lid and the body. The overall shape is circular with a slightly flared foot, and the background behind the object is a plain neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_149

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (1.5Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner - bowl lid Chinese art Chinese Qing 1644–1911 style bats iconography ceremonial vessel plant ornament censers flowers coins painted enamel happiness symbol export product decoration navy blue background apart flower tendril peony character shuangxi double happiness usually China context marriage 18th 19th century vessel incense burner height 6.4 cm diameter 9.7 cm weight 0.17 kg small rounded box domed lid sits centered reflective surface showing mirror image predominantly bright blue decorative floral patterns shades green pale pink white accents gold rim base bold red geometric motifs body shape circular slightly flared foot background object plain neutral gray.