Caption

Incense burner with a cover on a base. Incense burner modeled on the ding type with a four-petal cross-section; openwork cover. Wooden, carved, quadrangular base on four legs. Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Figural scenes. Vessel/censer. 18th century. Dimensions: censer height 6.7 cm, width 10.7 cm; base height 4.6 cm, width 6.9 cm., A small ornate vessel sits on a carved wooden stand; the vessel is metallic with a gold color and a slightly aged patina, featuring an openwork domed lid with decorative perforations and a round rim, a rounded body with embossed floral and bird motifs, short curved legs, and two small ring handles attached to sculpted animal head shapes on either side, all in gold tones. The stand beneath is wooden with a dark brown color and a polished surface, formed of layered, rounded cushion-like elements and short bulbous legs. The background is a neutral light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_265

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Rights managed

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100.9Mb (3.1Mb) / 19.3in x 20.3in / 5792 x 6091 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner cover base Incense burner modeled ding type four-petal cross-section openwork cover Wooden carved quadrangular base four legs Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Figural scenes Vessel censer 18th century Dimensions height 6.7 cm width 10.7 cm height 4.6 cm width 6.9 cm small ornate vessel sits carved wooden stand vessel metallic gold color slightly aged patina featuring openwork domed lid decorative perforations round rim rounded body embossed floral bird motifs short curved legs two small ring handles attached sculpted animal head shapes side gold tones stand beneath wooden dark brown color polished surface formed layered rounded cushion- elements short bulbous legs background neutral light gray.