Caption

Monk with a rosary around his neck; unknown creator; figurine; subject: monk; material: implied sculpture; style/culture: Chinese, Qing 1644–1911; full sculpture; 18th century; height 7.8 cm., The image shows a dark gradient background transitioning from deep black at the top to gray near the middle, with a light gray surface at the bottom. On the surface are two small carved objects placed side by side: a dark brown object on the left with a rounded, irregular shape and carved recesses, and a pale creamy white object on the right with a smooth carved form resembling a stylized figure or organic shape. Both objects cast soft shadows on the surface. The visible colors are black, dark brown, gray, light gray, creamy white, and subtle off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_359

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (667.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Monk rosary neck unknown creator figurine subject monk material implied sculpture style culture Chinese Qing 1644–1911 full sculpture 18th century height 7.8 cm image dark gradient background transitioning deep black top gray near middle light gray surface bottom surface two small carved objects placed side dark brown object left rounded irregular shape carved recesses pale creamy white object right smooth form resembling stylized figure organic shape cast soft shadows visible colors black dark brown gray light gray creamy white subtle off-white.