Caption

Fangding incense burner, Narozno Eckersdorf, Chinese art; fangding vessel; Chinese; ceremonial/ritual vessel; meander and leiwen ornament, taotie iconography; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; vessel standing on four cylindrical legs; 18th century, China; height 15.3 cm, width 13.1 cm, depth 10.3 cm., A bronze square vessel with a greenish interior patina sits on a reflective surface, supported by a group of four cylindrical legs; the vessel has a raised rim with two short vertical handles rising from opposite sides and a band of carved decorative patterns on its exterior, showing a darker brown bronze color with areas of lighter brown and greenish oxidation, and the reflected base and legs mirror these colors against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_395

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Keywords

Fangding incense burner Narozno Eckersdorf Chinese art fangding vessel Chinese ceremonial ritual vessel meander leiwen ornament taotie iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 vessel standing four cylindrical legs 18th century China height 15.3 cm width 13.1 cm depth 10.3 cm bronze square vessel greenish interior patina sits reflective surface supported group vessel raised rim two short vertical handles rising opposite sides band carved decorative patterns exterior showing darker brown bronze color areas lighter brown greenish oxidation reflected base legs mirror colors pale gray background.