Légende

Gui-type incense burner hu, attributed to Hu Wenming fl. ca. 1583–1614. Chinese; Qing dynasty, 19th century. Bronze ritual vessel for incense, height 7 cm, width 18.6 cm, diameter 13.1 cm. Decorated with dragons, phoenixes, unicorns qilin, plant ornament, sea waves, and hundred antiquities baigu motif., An ornate, low round vessel with two short handles sits centered on a reflective surface, showing a mirrored image below; the vessel is decorated with raised, intricate motifs and relief patterns, including stylized animal and organic forms, and has a banded rim and foot with further decorative detailing. The visible colors are gold and dark brown on the vessel, with reflections of those tones on the surface, set against a light gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_134

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.2Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gui-type incense burner hu attributed Hu Wenming fl ca 1583–1614 Chinese Qing dynasty 19th century Bronze ritual vessel incense height 7 cm width 18.6 cm diameter 13.1 cm Decorated dragons phoenixes unicorns qilin plant ornament sea waves hundred antiquities baigu motif ornate low round vessel two short handles sits centered reflective surface showing mirrored image vessel decorated raised intricate motifs relief patterns stylized animal organic forms banded rim foot further decorative detailing visible colors gold dark brown reflections tones surface set light gray background.