Caption

Censer — lion; maker, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 19th century; ceramic/metal? material not specified; ritual/ceremonial vessel; subject: lion/fo iconography; most likely the small lion that forms the cover of the censer is missing; dimensions: height 28.5 cm, width 17.7 cm; origin: China., A dark bronze sculptural figure of an animal with a stylized mane and curled tail is shown in profile on a neutral light gray background, the figure posed with its body low and one front paw extended, the surface smooth and polished with carved swirling patterns on the mane, tail, and shoulder areas, the head featuring prominent rounded ears, a wide open mouth with visible carved teeth, and decorative raised bumps on the face and paws, the overall colors visible are dark brown to nearly black on the sculpture, lighter brown highlights on worn edges, and shades of gray in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_327

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Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Censer lion maker Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century ceramic metal material specified ritual ceremonial vessel subject fo iconography small lion forms cover censer missing dimensions height 28.5 cm width 17.7 cm origin China dark bronze sculptural figure animal stylized mane curled tail shown profile neutral light gray background figure posed body low front paw extended surface smooth polished carved swirling patterns mane tail shoulder areas head featuring prominent rounded ears wide open mouth visible teeth decorative raised bumps face paws colors visible dark brown nearly black sculpture lighter brown highlights worn edges shades gray background.