Caption

Ritual ladle, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, late 19th century. Buddhism ritual vessel, painted gold swastikas; a chain and silk cord with a tassel hang from the handle. Length 57.5 cm., A long dark rod lies horizontally across a smooth gray surface with its reflection visible, attached near one end to a braided beige cord that forms a loop and leads to a tassel of coarse light brown fibers bound by a small beige cap; at the opposite end the rod is fitted into a shallow round cup that is red inside with a thin golden rim and a short red crossbar across its interior.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_486

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Rights managed

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37.2Mb (381.3Kb) / 20.0in x 7.2in / 6000 x 2169 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ritual ladle Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 late 19th century Buddhism ritual vessel painted gold swastikas chain silk cord tassel hang handle Length 57.5 cm long dark rod lies horizontally across smooth gray surface reflection visible attached near braided beige cord forms loop leads tassel coarse light brown fibers bound small beige cap opposite rod fitted shallow round cup red inside thin golden rim short red crossbar across interior.