Caption

Incense burner, Chinese; censer with leiwen and meander ornament; ritual/ceremonial vessel with two handles; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 17th century ; vessel; height 12.6 cm, width 10.9 cm, diameter 8.2 cm; China., A small cylindrical metal container stands on a reflective surface, showing a dark brown to black patina with areas of lighter brown highlights; the container has a slightly flared rim, several horizontal raised bands encircling its body, and a textured surface of repeating geometric diamond patterns between the bands; a vertical strap runs down the front and is attached near the rim with a small ornate element, and the base rests on three short decorative feet with curled shapes; the interior appears darker and rougher in texture, and the background is a smooth pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_401

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Incense burner Chinese censer leiwen meander ornament ritual ceremonial vessel two handles Qing dynasty 1644–1911 17th century vessel height 12.6 cm width 10.9 cm diameter 8.2 cm China small cylindrical metal container stands reflective surface showing dark brown black patina areas lighter brown highlights slightly flared rim several horizontal raised bands encircling body textured surface repeating geometric diamond patterns bands vertical strap runs down front attached near small ornate element base rests three short decorative feet curled shapes interior darker rougher texture background smooth pale gray.