Caption

Incense burner in the shape of lions on a base; creator, ; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; censers with covers; lion iconography; incense burner with a base; sculpture/ vessel/ censer; height 13.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 20.0 cm., A sculpted animal-like figure with a curled tail and stylized mane sits on an ornately carved wooden stand; the figure appears metallic with a dark bronze color and subtle lighter highlights, while the stand shows reddish-brown and darker brown wood tones. The metal figure has rounded, bulbous forms on its back and a decorative spherical object near one paw, and the wooden base features intricate openwork carving along its apron and curved, cabriole-style legs. The background is a plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_218

License type

Rights managed

Available size

120.0Mb (3.9Mb) / 18.8in x 24.7in / 5651 x 7420 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner shape lions base creator Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century censers covers lion iconography incense burner sculpture vessel censer height 13.0 cm width 8.0 cm depth 20.0 cm sculpted animal- figure curled tail stylized mane sits ornately carved wooden stand metallic dark bronze color subtle lighter highlights stand reddish-brown darker brown wood tones metal figure rounded bulbous forms back decorative spherical object near paw wooden base features intricate openwork carving apron curved cabriole-style legs background plain light gray.