Caption

Li-type incense burner, ding vessel form, Chinese art; dragons and clouds iconography; ceremonial/ritual vessel; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century copy after a 15th-century original; backdated signatures; Decoration: two dragons among clouds; vessel censer; height 11.5 cm, width 17.6 cm., A small rounded metal vessel with a warm golden-bronze color sits on a reflective surface, showing a faint mirrored image beneath; the vessel has a wide rim and a slightly darkened interior, and rests on three short pointed legs. A textured handle arches over the top, and a raised snake or dragon-like figure wraps around the body, rendered in the same golden-bronze tone with fine scale details. The exterior surface is decorated with several low-relief cloud-shaped motifs in matching bronze, and the overall background is a smooth, pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_296

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Li-type incense burner ding vessel form Chinese art dragons clouds iconography ceremonial ritual vessel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century copy 15th-century original backdated signatures Decoration two dragons clouds vessel censer height 11.5 cm width 17.6 cm small rounded metal vessel warm golden-bronze color sits reflective surface showing faint mirrored image beneath vessel wide rim slightly darkened interior rests three short pointed legs textured handle arches top raised snake dragon- figure wraps body rendered golden-bronze tone fine scale details exterior surface decorated several low-relief cloud-shaped motifs matching bronze background smooth pale gray.