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 small bronze vessel with a rectangular body and a shallow interior sits on three cylindrical legs; the body has a raised decorative band with stylized carved motifs and rounded bosses, and short vertical projections at two opposite corners above the rim. The interior surface shows a greenish patina while the exterior bronze ranges from dark brown to reddish-brown with subtle greenish corrosion in places, and the background is a neutral light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_396

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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 small bronze vessel rectangular body shallow interior sits three cylindrical legs body raised decorative band stylized carved motifs rounded bosses short vertical projections two opposite corners rim interior surface greenish patina exterior bronze ranges dark brown reddish-brown subtle greenish corrosion places background neutral light gray.