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Description: | Archaic shape resembling the ancient bronze sacrificial cauldron called a 'ding' used in the Shang and Zhou periods. The lid is entirely 18th century in form. Hemispherical with two upright loop handles, three cylindrical legs and a domed cover with gilt band and knob chiselled in openwork with bats, clouds and "Indian lotuses". Exterior covered with polychrome enamel, cheifly dark blue on a bright turquoise ground. The designs around the body and on the outside of the legs are hieratic, comprising "ogre" masks and cicada shaped panels of strapwork, faintly recalling the designs on archaic bronzes. The more modern designs of "Indian lotuses" and foliated scrolls appear on the underpart, on the inner sides of the legs and on the exterior of the cover.
Handles and knop held on by screws and washers
Technique: cloisonné
Technique: enamelling
Material: metal
Material: enamel (polychrome)
incense burner made in China, Asia, 1736-1795, (1916.21). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.11672 | Go to resource |
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