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Incense burner with a cover — moon frog toad. Cast in bronze studded with copper. Popular motif in Chinese geomancy: a three-legged frog toad bringing money wealth. 19th century, Burma Myanmar. Burmese art; ceremonial vessel; incense burner. Symbols: frogs, coins, tiger luck/wealth. Height 20.0 cm; width 32.0 cm; depth 21.0 cm., A metallic sculpture of a stylized frog-like creature with a rounded body and smooth surface, shown in a side view. The creature has a pronounced snout with a horizontal opening that resembles a mouth, raised bulging eyes, and several raised rounded bumps on its back. It stands on four limbs with webbed, splayed feet, the rear limbs curved and extending backward. A small sculpted figure sits on a circular lid centered on the creature's back. The surface shows a warm golden-bronze color with darker areas of patina and a few subtle reddish-brown spots. The background is a smooth gradient from light gray at the bottom to a slightly darker gray at the top.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_307

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (972.0Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Incense burner cover moon frog toad Cast bronze studded copper Popular motif Chinese geomancy three-legged frog toad bringing money wealth 19th century Burma Myanmar Burmese art ceremonial vessel incense burner Symbols frogs coins tiger luck wealth Height 20.0 cm width 32.0 cm depth 21.0 cm metallic sculpture stylized frog- creature rounded body smooth surface shown side view pronounced snout horizontal opening resembles mouth raised bulging eyes several raised rounded bumps back stands four limbs webbed splayed feet rear limbs curved extending backward small sculpted figure sits circular lid centered creature's back surface warm golden-bronze color darker areas patina subtle reddish-brown spots background smooth gradient light gray bottom slightly darker gray top.