Légende

Teapot, Tibetan, 19th century. Jug with a lid on a chain; dragon-shaped handle, spout probably in the shape of a makara. Decorated with dragons, makaras, and lotuses. Repoussé copper sheet, tin-plated inside, bronze-plated outside, patinated; silver-plated in sections. Repoussé spout and handle in low relief with inlaid eyes and copper rivets. Cover topped with a lotus bud. Lhasa. Vessel. Height 25.5 cm; width 31.0 cm; diameter 19.3 cm; weight 0.85 kg., A golden metal vessel with a rounded body and flared neck sits center-right, showing a reflective, slightly worn surface in gold and hints of darker patina; it has an ornate handle shaped like a stylized animal head and curved body with decorative raised detailing in gold and silver tones, and a spout on the right that resembles an animal head with similar gold and silver ornamentation; a lid with a rounded finial in matching gold sits to the left, connected to the vessel by a short metal chain in a darker metallic tone; the background is a smooth, light gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_326

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.3Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4498 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Teapot Tibetan 19th century Jug lid chain dragon-shaped handle spout shape makara Decorated dragons makaras lotuses Repoussé copper sheet tin-plated inside bronze-plated outside patinated silver-plated sections Repoussé spout handle low relief inlaid eyes copper rivets Cover topped lotus bud Lhasa Vessel Height 25.5 cm width 31.0 cm diameter 19.3 cm weight 0.85 kg golden metal vessel rounded body flared neck sits center-right showing reflective slightly worn surface gold hints darker patina ornate handle shaped stylized animal head curved body decorative raised detailing silver tones right resembles animal head silver ornamentation rounded finial matching gold sits left connected vessel short metal chain darker metallic tone background smooth light gray.