Caption

Ding incense burner, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 19th century, ceramic/bronze vessel censer; ritual/ceremonial vessel decorated with beast fantasy motifs, meander and leiwen ornament; height 12.6 cm, width 16 cm, diameter 14.5 cm., A small three-legged bronze vessel with a rounded bowl and a short pedestal handle rising from the rim sits on a reflective surface; the vessel shows a dark patina with areas of brownish-gold highlights and subtle greenish oxidation, and the bowl exterior is decorated with incised swirling and geometric patterns; the three legs curve outward and have smoother, shinier brown-gold wear at their outer faces, and the interior of the bowl appears darker and more matte; the background is a smooth, pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_412

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (815.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding incense burner Chinese Qing 1644–1911 19th century ceramic bronze vessel censer ritual ceremonial vessel decorated beast fantasy motifs meander leiwen ornament height 12.6 cm width 16 cm diameter 14.5 cm small three-legged bronze vessel rounded bowl short pedestal handle rising rim sits reflective surface vessel dark patina areas brownish-gold highlights subtle greenish oxidation bowl exterior decorated incised swirling geometric patterns three legs curve outward smoother shinier brown-gold wear outer faces interior bowl darker matte background smooth pale gray.