Caption

Censer — lion; creator, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; ceremonial/ritual vessel; iconography: lion fo; most likely the small lion that forms the cover of the censer is missing; 19th century; China; censer; height 28.5 cm, width 17.7 cm, A dark metallic sculpture of a stylized animal with a large, textured mane composed of concentric swirl patterns, a raised tail with ridged detailing, and pronounced paws with visible claws; the figure rests on a smooth light surface against a pale gray background, and the visible colors are dark bronze or black on the sculpture and shades of light gray and white in the background and surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_330

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (949.6Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Censer lion creator Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 ceremonial ritual vessel iconography lion fo small lion forms cover censer missing 19th century China height 28.5 cm width 17.7 cm dark metallic sculpture stylized animal large textured mane composed concentric swirl patterns raised tail ridged detailing pronounced paws visible claws figure rests smooth light surface pale gray background visible colors dark bronze black sculpture shades light gray white background surface.