Caption

Ding incense burner, leiwen ornament, Chinese art, Ding vessel, Chinese culture, ceremonial/ritual vessel, birds decorative motif, meander ornament, Qing 1644–1911, 19th century, China, vessel, height 19.2 cm, diameter 13.6 cm, A metal tripod vessel with a rounded body and a pair of upward-curving loop handles sits against a plain light gray background; the vessel shows a metallic bronze and dark brown patina with areas of greenish tarnish and subtle reddish-brown spots, a decorative band with raised curvilinear motifs encircles the upper body, and three cylindrical legs extend downward, each reflecting slightly on the smooth surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_094

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding incense burner leiwen ornament Chinese art Ding vessel Chinese culture ceremonial ritual vessel birds decorative motif meander ornament Qing 1644–1911 19th century China vessel height 19.2 cm diameter 13.6 cm metal tripod vessel rounded body pair upward-curving loop handles sits plain light gray background metallic bronze dark brown patina areas greenish tarnish subtle reddish-brown spots decorative band raised curvilinear motifs encircles upper body three cylindrical legs extend downward reflecting slightly smooth surface beneath.