Légende

Gui-type incense burner, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Bronze vessel with plant tendril ornamentation, decorated with phoenixes, dragons, unicorns qilin, and cranes. Ceremonial/ritual vessel. Height 7.5 cm; width 17.8 cm; diameter 13.7 cm; weight 0.53 kg., A small metallic bowl with a pair of ornate handles sits on a reflective surface, showing a faint mirrored image beneath it. The bowl is primarily dark metal with extensive gold-toned decorative accents and inlaid patterns around its rim, body, and base. The body features raised decorative motifs including stylized bird- or dragon-like figures and flowing ornamental designs. The handles are curved and sculpted with decorative detailing. The interior of the bowl appears dark and worn. The background is a uniform light gray. Colors visible include dark metal tones, gold, and light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_136

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.3Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gui-type incense burner Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Bronze vessel plant tendril ornamentation decorated phoenixes dragons unicorns qilin cranes Ceremonial ritual vessel Height 7.5 cm width 17.8 cm diameter 13.7 cm weight 0.53 kg small metallic bowl pair ornate handles sits reflective surface showing faint mirrored image beneath bowl primarily dark metal extensive gold-toned decorative accents inlaid patterns rim body base body features raised decorative motifs stylized bird- dragon- figures flowing ornamental designs curved sculpted decorative detailing interior dark worn background uniform light gray Colors visible include dark metal tones gold light gray.