Légende

Censer with a cover on a base, maker, Qing style, Chinese art; Chinese culture. Subject and iconography: dragons including dragon with a pearl, hôô/phoenixes, tigers, birds, fish, sea waves, clouds, various animals; decorative motifs include meander and geometric patterns. Function: ceremonial/ritual vessel — censer with a high foot; openwork cover and handles; cover with removable knob. Materials/technique implied: vessel. Date: 18th century Qing, 1644–1911. Dimensions: height 22.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 17.7 cm., An ornate metal vessel stands against a plain light gray background and rests on a reflective surface; the vessel is primarily bronze with gilded accents in gold, featuring an elaborate openwork lid topped by a spherical finial entwined with a sculpted creature, and the body is decorated with raised ornamental motifs including scrolling forms and sculpted animal-like figures; the base is tiered with carved fluting and petal-like elements, and the overall palette includes bronze, dark brown, and gold tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_225

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.8Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Censer cover base maker Qing style Chinese art Chinese culture Subject iconography dragons dragon pearl hôô phoenixes tigers birds fish sea waves clouds various animals decorative motifs include meander geometric patterns Function ceremonial ritual vessel censer high foot openwork cover handles removable knob Materials technique implied vessel Date 18th century Qing 1644–1911 Dimensions height 22.0 cm width 21.0 cm depth 17.7 cm ornate metal vessel stands plain light gray background rests reflective surface primarily bronze gilded accents gold featuring elaborate openwork lid topped spherical finial entwined sculpted creature body decorated raised ornamental motifs scrolling forms sculpted animal- figures tiered carved fluting petal- elements palette includes bronze dark brown gold tones.