Caption

Ding vessel, Ding vessel with three legs and two handles; used for ritual hand washing. Bronze. Japanese, Edo–Meiji period, 19th century Edo period/Meiji period. Height 9.1 cm; width 24.2 cm; diameter 19.6 cm., A shallow round vessel with a reddish-brown bronze surface sits on three ornate tripod legs and features a pair of upward-curving handles shaped like stylized animal heads; the bowl exterior has a band of incised geometric decorative motifs, and the interior shows a smooth, slightly darker patina. The piece rests on a reflective gray surface, and the background is a uniform light gray. Visible colors include reddish-brown, dark brown, gray, and a few darker metallic highlights.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_391

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (732.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding vessel three legs two handles ritual hand washing Bronze Japanese Edo–Meiji period 19th century Edo period Meiji period Height 9.1 cm width 24.2 cm diameter 19.6 cm shallow round vessel reddish-brown bronze surface sits three ornate tripod legs features pair upward-curving handles shaped stylized animal heads bowl exterior band incised geometric decorative motifs interior smooth slightly darker patina piece rests reflective gray surface background uniform light gray Visible colors include reddish-brown dark brown gray darker metallic highlights.