Légende

Censer — lion; maker, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 19th century; ceremonial/ritual vessel; subject: lion fo; likely missing small lion that formed the cover; material not specified; dimensions: height 28.5 cm, width 17.7 cm; place of origin: China., A dark, glossy sculptural figure resembling an animal with a rounded body and stylized, flowing mane is shown against a neutral, light gray background. The figure appears to be captured in motion with a raised front limb and a bent rear limb, both ending in rounded feet. The surface of the sculpture is smooth in places and textured with carved, concentric wave-like patterns on the head and mane. Small pointed protrusions decorate parts of the back and limbs. Visible colors in the image include black and dark brown on the sculpture and several shades of gray in the background and surface beneath the object.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A28_328

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.4Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Censer lion maker Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century ceremonial ritual vessel subject lion fo missing small lion formed cover material specified dimensions height 28.5 cm width 17.7 cm place origin China dark glossy sculptural figure resembling animal rounded body stylized flowing mane shown neutral light gray background figure captured motion raised front limb bent rear limb ending rounded feet surface sculpture smooth places textured carved concentric wave- patterns head mane Small pointed protrusions decorate parts back limbs Visible colors image include black dark brown several shades gray background surface beneath object.