Caption

Monk with a rosary around his neck; unknown creator; ; figurine of a monk; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; full sculpture; 18th century; material: sculpture; height 7.8 cm., A small carved pale yellow figure stands on a dark brown intricately carved base against a gradient background that shifts from dark gray at the top to a lighter gray near the bottom; the figure appears to have flowing robes and a rounded head with carved facial features, and a few subtle variations of creamy white and translucent yellow are visible in the material, while the base shows deep brown and almost black tones and casts a soft shadow on the gray surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_353

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (335.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Monk rosary neck unknown creator figurine monk Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 full sculpture 18th century material sculpture height 7.8 cm small carved pale yellow figure stands dark brown intricately base gradient background shifts dark gray top lighter gray near bottom figure flowing robes rounded head carved facial features subtle variations creamy white translucent yellow visible deep brown almost black tones casts soft shadow gray surface.