Caption

Censer with a cover on a base, Qing style, Chinese art. Chinese culture. Dragons iconography, tigers, sea waves, birds, dragon with a pearl, fish, clouds, phoenixes iconography, handles, meander ornament, geometric patterns. Ceremonial/ritual vessel: 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. Height 22.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 17.7 cm., An ornate metal vessel with a rounded body and a domed, pierced lid sits on a matching pedestal base; the object shows a combination of dark bronze tones and bright gold accents, with gilded decorative elements including sculpted animal and dragon-like figures on the lid and body, flowing wave-like relief patterns around the midsection, ring handles with gilded mounts at the sides, a finial topped by an openwork spherical element with gold highlights, and layered circular bands and fluted motifs on the pedestal, all set against a plain light gray background and reflected faintly on the surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_226

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 tigers sea waves birds dragon pearl fish clouds phoenixes iconography handles meander ornament geometric patterns Ceremonial ritual vessel censer high foot Openwork cover Decoration dragons hôô birds various animals belly Cover removable knob 18th century China Vessel Height 22.0 cm width 21.0 cm depth 17.7 cm ornate metal vessel rounded body domed pierced lid sits matching pedestal base object combination dark bronze tones bright gold accents gilded decorative elements sculpted animal dragon- figures lid body flowing wave- relief patterns midsection ring handles gilded mounts sides finial topped openwork spherical element gold highlights layered circular bands fluted motifs pedestal set plain light gray background reflected faintly surface beneath.