Caption

Censer with a cover on a base;, Qing period 18th century, China. Bronze vessel censer with high foot, openwork cover and handles; cover has removable knob. Decoration: dragons and ho-o phoenix birds on the cover; various animals on the belly including tigers, birds, fish; motifs of dragon with a pearl, clouds, sea waves, geometric patterns meander. Ritual/ceremonial vessel. Height 22.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 17.7 cm., A group of small metal objects arranged in a row on a reflective surface against a neutral gray background: a low round container with a ridged base and a flat lid in dark bronze tones with some golden accents; a larger bowl-shaped vessel with a wide rim, ornate relief decoration and a dark interior, showing bronze and gilded areas; a domed, openwork cover richly decorated with sculpted creatures and floral forms in mixed bronze and bright gold; and a smaller ornate finial-like piece with openwork decoration and gilded detailing. The visible colors include bronze, dark gray, black inside the bowl, and bright gold highlights, with reflections of these colors on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_223

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Censer cover base Qing period 18th century China Bronze vessel censer high foot openwork cover handles removable knob Decoration dragons ho-o phoenix birds various animals belly tigers birds fish motifs dragon pearl clouds sea waves geometric patterns meander Ritual ceremonial vessel Height 22.0 cm width 21.0 cm depth 17.7 cm group small metal objects arranged row reflective surface neutral gray background low round container ridged base flat lid dark bronze tones golden accents larger bowl-shaped vessel wide rim ornate relief decoration dark interior showing bronze gilded areas domed openwork richly decorated sculpted creatures floral forms mixed bronze bright gold smaller ornate finial- piece openwork decoration gilded detailing visible colors include bronze dark gray black inside bowl bright gold highlights reflections colors surface .