Caption

Censer with a cover on a base, Qing style, Chinese art; Chinese culture. Dragons iconography, handles, meander ornament, ceremonial/ritual vessel; tigers, sea waves, birds, dragon with a pearl, fish, clouds, phoenixes, geometric patterns. Censer with a high foot. Openwork cover and handles. Decoration: dragons and hôô birds on the cover; various animals on the belly. Cover with removable knob. 18th century, China. Vessel, censer. Height 22.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 17.7 cm., An ornate metal vessel with a rounded body and domed, pierced lid sits on a tiered circular base; the vessel shows a mix of dark metallic and bright gold tones, with gold decorative figures and motifs in relief around the body and lid, gold ring handles at the sides, and sculpted gold elements atop the lid including a small finial; the base has carved bands and gold-accented scalloped feet, and the whole object is reflected faintly on a glossy surface beneath it against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_224

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Censer cover base Qing style Chinese art Chinese culture Dragons iconography handles meander ornament ceremonial ritual vessel tigers sea waves birds dragon pearl fish clouds phoenixes geometric patterns high foot Openwork cover Decoration dragons hôô birds various animals belly Cover removable knob 18th century China Vessel censer Height 22.0 cm width 21.0 cm depth 17.7 cm ornate metal vessel rounded body domed pierced lid sits tiered circular base vessel mix dark metallic bright gold tones gold decorative figures motifs relief body gold ring handles sides sculpted elements atop small finial carved bands gold-accented scalloped feet whole object reflected faintly glossy surface beneath pale gray background.