Caption

Fangding incense burner, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century. Bronze vessel fangding standing on four cylindrical legs; ceremonial/ritual function. Decorations: meander and leiwen ornaments, taotie iconography. Dimensions: height 15.3 cm, width 13.1 cm, depth 10.3 cm., An object resembling a small rectangular bronze vessel with a greenish interior patina sits on three cylindrical legs; the exterior surface shows a dark brown bronze color with decorative raised patterns on the front panel, and the top corners have upward-facing short vertical projections.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_398

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77.2Mb (911.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fangding incense burner Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century Bronze vessel fangding standing four cylindrical legs ceremonial ritual function Decorations meander leiwen ornaments taotie iconography Dimensions height 15.3 cm width 13.1 cm depth 10.3 cm object resembling small rectangular bronze vessel greenish interior patina sits three cylindrical legs exterior surface dark brown bronze color decorative raised patterns front panel top corners upward-facing short vertical projections.