Caption

Hu-type vessel, Chinese, ceremonial/ritual vessel, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, possibly 19th century, decorated with fantastical beasts, with handles; vessel, height 33.5 cm, diameter 27.0 cm., A single metal vessel with a rounded body, narrow neck, flared rim, and short foot is shown against a neutral background; the vessel has a patinated surface with visible green, brown, dark green, and mottled black tones, and raised decorative bands and relief motifs around the neck and shoulder including a ring suspended from a stylized face on the neck; the body and foot display textured patterns and areas of verdigris and dark discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_383

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hu-type vessel Chinese ceremonial ritual vessel Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century decorated fantastical beasts handles vessel height 33.5 cm diameter 27.0 cm single metal vessel rounded body narrow neck flared rim short foot shown neutral background patinated surface visible green brown dark green mottled black tones raised decorative bands relief motifs neck shoulder ring suspended stylized face body foot display textured patterns areas verdigris dark discoloration.