Caption

Ritual ladle, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, late 19th century. Material/subject: ritual vessel associated with Chinese Buddhism; swastikas painted gold. A chain and silk cord with a tassel hang from the handle. Length: 57.5 cm., A long black ladle-like object with a straight handle stretches across a gray background, attached at one end to a small black cup; the cup has a circular pale yellow design on its side. From the handle near the far end hangs a braided beige cord and a short rusty metal chain, the cord tied and ending in a frayed tan-brown tassel that lies on the reflective surface. The image shows colors including black, gray, beige, tan-brown, rusty brown, and pale yellow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_484

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.6Mb (552.5Kb) / 20.0in x 10.6in / 6000 x 3182 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ritual ladle Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 late 19th century Material subject ritual vessel associated Chinese Buddhism swastikas painted gold chain silk cord tassel hang handle Length 57.5 cm long black ladle- object straight stretches across gray background attached small black cup cup circular pale yellow design side handle near far hangs braided beige cord short rusty metal chain cord tied ending frayed tan-brown tassel lies reflective surface image colors black gray beige tan-brown rusty brown pale yellow.