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 vertical metal object with a T-shaped top and a flared base stands against a plain light gray background, showing a dark bronze surface with areas of greenish patina and hints of gold along edges and raised details; the shaft is divided into a few rectangular segments each decorated with carved raised swirling and geometric motifs, and the top flares outward into a shallow, flat, rectangular platform with slightly upturned corners and worn edges, while the base mirrors the carved ornamentation and the object casts a faint reflection on the smooth surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_375

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 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 vertical metal object T-shaped top flared base stands plain light gray background showing dark bronze surface areas greenish patina hints gold edges raised details shaft divided rectangular segments carved raised swirling geometric motifs top flares outward shallow flat rectangular platform slightly upturned corners worn edges base mirrors carved ornamentation object casts faint reflection smooth surface .