Caption

Ding incense burner, Chinese, ding ceremonial/ritual vessel with leiwen ornament, meander ornament, and dragons; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China; vessel; height 12.8 cm, diameter 10.5 cm., A small metal tripod vessel with a rounded bowl and two short vertical handles, standing on three curved legs that end in stylized animal-head forms; the bowl has a raised decorative band with geometric and curvilinear patterns encircling it, and the interior shows a mottled, mottled surface. The object displays dark brown and black tones with areas of greenish patina and hints of lighter brown and grey, set against a pale grey background, with reflections of the legs visible on the glossy surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_390

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding incense burner Chinese ding ceremonial ritual vessel leiwen ornament meander ornament dragons Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China vessel height 12.8 cm diameter 10.5 cm small metal tripod vessel rounded bowl two short vertical handles standing three curved legs stylized animal-head forms bowl raised decorative band geometric curvilinear patterns encircling interior mottled mottled surface object displays dark brown black tones areas greenish patina hints lighter brown grey set pale grey background reflections legs visible glossy surface beneath.