Caption

Ding incense burner, Chinese; decorated with fantasy beasts, meander and leiwen ornament; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, ceremonial/ritual vessel censer; height 12.6 cm, width 16 cm, diameter 14.5 cm., An aged metallic vessel with a round bowl supported by three curved legs and two upright handles, showing a dark gray and bronze patina with areas of gold-colored accents and worn highlights; the bowl's exterior surface has subtle raised decorative patterns and worn gilding, and the interior appears darker and more matte; the object is photographed against a smooth light gray background with a faint reflective surface below producing a soft mirror image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_413

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (827.8Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4499 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ding incense burner Chinese decorated fantasy beasts meander leiwen ornament Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century ceremonial ritual vessel censer height 12.6 cm width 16 cm diameter 14.5 cm aged metallic vessel round bowl supported three curved legs two upright handles showing dark gray bronze patina areas gold-colored accents worn highlights bowl's exterior surface subtle raised decorative patterns worn gilding interior darker matte object photographed smooth light gray background faint reflective surface producing soft mirror image.