Caption

Vase-shaped stove, Chinese art, Chinese culture, unknown provenance; materials: vases; motifs: plant ornament, pines, phoenixes, tigers, lotus throne, gourds, dragons, sages, vipers, warriors, lions; iconography: Chinese Buddhism, Taoism, Immortals; period: Qing 1644–1911, 19th century; function: stove; dimensions: height 138 cm, width 42 cm, weight 65.5 kg., A tall metal vessel with a greenish patina stands on a matching stand; the vessel has a flared top section with a squared rim and a vertical neck decorated with raised ornamental designs, a squared midsection with rounded corners showing embossed figurative panels, a rounded lotus-like collar, and a four-legged base with sculpted animal-head details that sits on an ornate low platform base with curved legs. The visible colors include green, dark bronze, and hints of brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A29_447

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase-shaped stove Chinese art Chinese culture unknown provenance materials vases motifs plant ornament pines phoenixes tigers lotus throne gourds dragons sages vipers warriors lions iconography Chinese Buddhism Taoism Immortals period Qing 1644–1911 19th century function stove dimensions height 138 cm width 42 cm weight 65.5 kg tall metal vessel greenish patina stands matching stand vessel flared top section squared rim vertical neck decorated raised ornamental designs squared midsection rounded corners showing embossed figurative panels rounded lotus- collar four-legged base sculpted animal-head details sits ornate low platform base curved legs visible colors include green dark bronze hints brown.