Caption

Vase-shaped stove, Chinese art, Chinese culture, unknown provenance; vases; plant ornament; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; themes: Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, Immortals; motifs: pines, phoenixes, tigers, lotus throne, gourds, dragons, sages, vipers, warriors, lions; 19th century, China; function: stove; height 138 cm, width 42 cm, weight 65.5 kg., A tall metallic object with a dark greenish-brown patina standing against a plain light gray background; the object is composed of stacked sections including a flared top with carved circular motifs, a tapered column with raised floral and organic reliefs, a squared midsection with recessed panels each containing figural reliefs, a rounded base section with lotus petal motifs, a ring supported by four short legs carved with stylized animal faces, and a hexagonal lower platform resting on four curved feet with pierced and scalloped details; surfaces show variations of green, brown, and dark bronze tones and areas of subtle sheen.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_444

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase-shaped stove Chinese art Chinese culture unknown provenance vases plant ornament Qing dynasty 1644–1911 themes Chinese Buddhism Taoism Immortals motifs pines phoenixes tigers lotus throne gourds dragons sages vipers warriors lions 19th century China function stove height 138 cm width 42 cm weight 65.5 kg tall metallic object dark greenish-brown patina standing plain light gray background object composed stacked sections flared top carved circular motifs tapered column raised floral organic reliefs squared midsection recessed panels containing figural reliefs rounded base section lotus petal motifs ring supported four short legs carved stylized animal faces hexagonal lower platform resting four curved feet pierced scalloped details surfaces variations green brown dark bronze tones areas subtle sheen.