Caption

Cover, repossession Salzburg, 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 metal object with a central cylindrical neck and a wide base sits on a reflective surface, showing a mirrored underside; the piece is dark brown to almost black with areas of reddish-brown patina and faint gold highlights; the base rim has a decorative band and the sloped body features raised, textured relief elements including a scaly, sinuous creature and flowing wave-like forms; the cylindrical neck has layered rings and a slightly lighter, worn top; the background is a smooth, pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_462

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Cover repossession Salzburg 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 metal object central cylindrical neck wide base sits reflective surface showing mirrored underside piece dark brown almost black areas reddish-brown patina faint gold highlights base rim decorative band sloped body features raised textured relief elements scaly sinuous creature flowing wave- forms cylindrical neck layered rings slightly lighter worn top background smooth pale gray.