Caption

Teapot. Tibetan, 19th century, Lhasa. Jug with a lid on a chain; dragon-shaped handle, spout probably in the shape of a makara. Decoration includes dragons, makaras, and lotuses. Repoussé copper sheet, tin-plated inside, bronze-plated outside, patinated; silver-plated in sections. Repoussé spout and handle in low relief, inlaid eyes, copper rivets. Cover topped with a lotus bud. Vessel; height 25.5 cm, width 31.0 cm, diameter 19.3 cm, weight 0.85 kg., A metal vessel with a rounded body and a narrow neck topped by a domed lid with a pointed finial sits against a plain light background. The vessel is primarily golden in color with a polished metallic sheen, and it features a decorative element on the front in a contrasting silver color with ornate raised patterns. The front also has a short spout extending outward near the top of the body, and the overall shape tapers toward the base. The image shows a few subtle surface imperfections and reflections on the metal.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_325

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (905.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Teapot Tibetan 19th century Lhasa Jug lid chain dragon-shaped handle spout shape makara Decoration includes dragons makaras lotuses Repoussé copper sheet tin-plated inside bronze-plated outside patinated silver-plated sections Repoussé spout handle low relief inlaid eyes copper rivets Cover topped lotus bud Vessel height 25.5 cm width 31.0 cm diameter 19.3 cm weight 0.85 kg metal vessel rounded body narrow neck topped domed lid pointed finial sits plain light background vessel primarily golden color polished metallic sheen features decorative element front contrasting silver color ornate raised patterns front also short extending outward near top body shape tapers base image subtle surface imperfections reflections metal.