Caption

Sage, unknown sculptor; figurine of a bonza priest; 19th century, China Qing dynasty, 1644–1911; Chinese art; maker possibly Choynowski, Józef 1833–c.1915 or Dawidow, Alexander Petrovich 1838–1885 attributions uncertain; sculpture; height 10.4 cm, width 6.9 cm, depth 5.0 cm., A small carved figure seen from behind, seated on a base with a rounded head and ears, wearing a draped robe with folds and a high collar, one arm bent with the hand near the chest and the other resting by the side; the surface shows a mottled pattern in shades of peach, pink, beige, and off-white against a neutral gradient background of gray transitioning to lighter gray toward the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_010

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (421.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sage unknown sculptor figurine bonza priest 19th century China Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Chinese art maker Choynowski Józef 1833–c.1915 Dawidow Alexander Petrovich 1838–1885 attributions uncertain sculpture height 10.4 cm width 6.9 cm depth 5.0 cm small carved figure seated base rounded head ears wearing draped robe folds high collar arm bent hand near chest resting side surface mottled pattern shades peach pink beige off-white neutral gradient background gray transitioning lighter gray bottom.