Caption

Censer — lion; maker, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; ceremonial/ritual vessel; iconography: lion fo; small lion that forms the cover is most likely missing; 19th century, China; censer; height 28.5 cm, width 17.7 cm., A dark bronze sculptural animal shown in profile on a light neutral background, with a glossy, smooth body and textured mane and tail featuring concentric circular patterns; the creature has a rounded head with small rounded ears, a slightly open mouth, and a curled, ornate tail raised upward; its limbs are muscular and positioned as if in motion, with sculpted paws and small raised details on the legs; visible colors include dark brown to black on the sculpture and light gray to off-white in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_329

License type

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 ceremonial ritual vessel iconography lion fo small lion forms cover missing 19th century China censer height 28.5 cm width 17.7 cm dark bronze sculptural animal shown profile light neutral background glossy smooth body textured mane tail featuring concentric circular patterns creature rounded head small rounded ears slightly open mouth curled ornate tail raised upward limbs muscular positioned motion sculpted paws details legs visible colors include dark brown black sculpture light gray off-white background.