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Ding incense burner on stand;, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Bronze vessel censer incense burner. Decoration: lotus motifs, stylized hieroglyphs FU happiness, bats iconography, tiger symbol, fo iconographic, one hundred antiquities baigu ornament, meander ornament. Function: ritual/ceremonial vessel. Round wooden turned stand on five legs; sides shaped as double lotus rosette lower part without the top; separate upper base on foot. Dimensions: incense burner height 21 cm, diameter 15 cm; base height 7.9 cm, width 18.4 cm., A brown metal censers with a rounded body and a pair of vertical handles sits on a dark brown wooden stand with carved openwork legs; the censer has a polished surface with subtle engraved patterns and rests on three tapered legs above a circular top on the stand, and the visible colors include brown and dark brown against a light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Ding incense burner stand Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Bronze vessel censer incense burner Decoration lotus motifs stylized hieroglyphs FU happiness bats iconography tiger symbol fo iconographic hundred antiquities baigu ornament meander ornament Function ritual ceremonial vessel Round wooden turned five legs sides shaped double lotus rosette lower part top separate upper base foot Dimensions height 21 cm diameter 15 cm base 7.9 cm width 18.4 cm brown metal censers rounded body pair vertical handles sits dark brown wooden stand carved openwork legs polished surface subtle engraved patterns rests three tapered legs circular top visible colors include brown dark brown light gray background.