Caption

Fanggu vase, fanggu vessel, Chinese art, Chinese culture, ceremonial/ritual vessel, gu cup form, decorated with beasts fantasy, birds, dragons iconography, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China; vessel; height 19.9 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 11.8 cm., A tall, narrow metal vessel with a flared square rim and a stepped square base stands centered against a pale gray background; the object shows a weathered dark bronze surface with greenish patina and small accents of brighter, golden metal at corner fittings, and its vertical body is divided into stacked sections decorated with raised, curvilinear relief patterns and flared ornamental projections, while the top interior appears darker and the base casts a soft reflection on the glossy surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_374

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fanggu vase fanggu vessel Chinese art Chinese culture ceremonial ritual vessel gu cup form decorated beasts fantasy birds dragons iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China vessel height 19.9 cm width 11.5 cm depth 11.8 cm tall narrow metal vessel flared square rim stepped square base stands centered pale gray background object weathered dark bronze surface greenish patina small accents brighter golden metal corner fittings vertical body divided stacked sections decorated raised curvilinear relief patterns flared ornamental projections top interior darker base casts soft reflection glossy surface beneath.