Caption

Incense burner - bowl with a lid; maker, ; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 18th/19th century; painted enamel on navy blue background; decorated with bats, plant tendril peony, flowers, coins, and the character shuangxi double happiness, usually used in China in the context of marriage; ceremonial vessel / censer; height 6.4 cm, diameter 9.7 cm, weight 0.17 kg., A round decorative object with a glossy blue background featuring a symmetrical floral design in pink, green, and white, with swirling green leaves and tendrils, and circular central medallion in yellow and red; the piece rests against a neutral gray background and casts a soft reflective mirror image below that echoes the colors of blue, pink, green, yellow, and red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_153

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (2.8Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner - bowl lid maker Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th 19th century painted enamel navy blue background decorated bats plant tendril peony flowers coins character shuangxi double happiness usually China context marriage ceremonial vessel censer height 6.4 cm diameter 9.7 cm weight 0.17 kg round decorative object glossy blue background featuring symmetrical floral design pink green white swirling green leaves tendrils circular central medallion yellow red piece rests neutral gray background casts soft reflective mirror image echoes colors blue red.