Caption

Censer with a cover on a base, maker, Qing style, Chinese art, Chinese culture; ceremonial/ritual vessel, censer with a high foot. Openwork cover and handles. Decoration: dragons and hôô phoenix birds on the cover; various animals tigers, birds, fish, phoenixes on the belly; dragon with a pearl, sea waves, clouds, geometric patterns, meander ornament. Cover with removable knob. 18th century, China. Dimensions: height 22.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 17.7 cm., An ornate metal vessel sits on a rounded pedestal base, showing a mix of brown, bronze, and gold tones. The upper portion has a perforated domed lid with decorative cutouts and sculpted elements, including a finial at the top. A group of sculpted motifs, some raised and gilded, decorate the lid and shoulder, with curving, organic shapes and small animal-like forms. The body of the vessel displays a band of patterned engraving below the perforated section and a lower area with textured relief scenes and gilded decorative figures. Two ring handles protrude from the sides, attached to sculpted mounts with gilded highlights. The pedestal base features carved fluting and geometric bands, with touches of gold on the feet, and the whole object casts a faint reflection on the smooth gray surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_219

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Censer cover base maker Qing style Chinese art Chinese culture ceremonial ritual vessel censer high foot Openwork cover handles Decoration dragons hôô phoenix birds various animals tigers birds fish phoenixes belly dragon pearl sea waves clouds geometric patterns meander ornament Cover removable knob 18th century China Dimensions height 22.0 cm width 21.0 cm depth 17.7 cm ornate metal vessel sits rounded pedestal base showing mix brown bronze gold tones upper portion perforated domed lid decorative cutouts sculpted elements finial top group sculpted motifs raised gilded decorate lid shoulder curving organic shapes small animal- forms body vessel displays band patterned engraving perforated section lower area textured relief scenes gilded decorative figures Two ring protrude sides attached sculpted mounts gilded highlights pedestal base features carved fluting geometric bands touches gold feet whole object casts faint reflection smooth gray surface beneath .