Caption

Ding vessel, gift, Japanese art, Japanese culture, tripod, Edo 1603–1868, bronze, Meiji 1868–1912. Ding vessel with three legs and two handles. Used for ritual hand washing. 19th century Edo/Meiji, Japan. Vessel; height 9.1 cm, width 24.2 cm, diameter 19.6 cm., A shallow round bowl with ornate relief decoration sits on three sculpted legs, each leg curving and ending in a rounded foot, and the bowl has a small raised handle-like projection on its rim; the object shows a metallic surface with brown and bronze tones and areas of darker patina, and it is reflected on a smooth gray surface beneath; the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_392

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (662.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding vessel gift Japanese art Japanese culture tripod Edo 1603–1868 bronze Meiji 1868–1912 three legs two handles ritual hand washing 19th century Edo Meiji Japan Vessel height 9.1 cm width 24.2 cm diameter 19.6 cm shallow round bowl ornate relief decoration sits three sculpted legs leg curving ending rounded foot bowl small raised handle- projection rim object metallic surface brown bronze tones areas darker patina reflected smooth gray surface beneath background uniform light gray.