Caption

Censer, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, ceremonial vessels, ritual vessels, backdated signatures, elephants, 18th century, China, vessel, censer, height 9.7 cm, width 11.3 cm, A small decorative metal vessel with a flared rim sits on a reflective surface, showing a mirrored reflection below; the vessel is brown with patches of gold leaf or gilding scattered across its surface and has darker brown decorative vertical mounts and ornate feet with curled, sculpted forms, while the interior rim appears slightly lighter and the background is a smooth pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_043

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Censer Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 ceremonial vessels ritual vessels backdated signatures elephants 18th century China vessel censer height 9.7 cm width 11.3 cm small decorative metal vessel flared rim sits reflective surface showing mirrored reflection brown patches gold leaf gilding scattered across surface darker brown decorative vertical mounts ornate feet curled sculpted forms interior rim slightly lighter background smooth pale gray.