Caption

Cover, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, meander ornament, dragons iconography, 19th century, China, varia, height 10.2 cm, diameter 23.8 cm, A low, rounded metallic object with a circular base and a short cylindrical neck sits on a reflective surface; the object has sculpted, raised decorative reliefs resembling flowing shapes and curled forms around its sides, with textured, irregular surface details. The finish shows dark brown and black tones with areas of reddish-brown highlights and subtle metallic sheen, and the reflective surface beneath shows a muted mirror image of the object. The overall background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_460

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Cover Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 meander ornament dragons iconography 19th century China varia height 10.2 cm diameter 23.8 cm low rounded metallic object circular base short cylindrical neck sits reflective surface object sculpted raised decorative reliefs resembling flowing shapes curled forms sides textured irregular surface details finish dark brown black tones areas reddish-brown highlights subtle metallic sheen reflective surface beneath muted mirror image background uniform light gray.