Caption

Paperweight — “heavenly horse”; creator, ; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 19th century; material/technique: sculpture/painting implements; subject: horse with flames iconography; form/function: figurine/paperweight; dimensions: height 5.7 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 4.1 cm., A small sculpted animal figure shown in profile, rendered in dark brown and bronze tones with areas of worn golden highlights; the figure is reclining with a rounded body, a long neck, and a stylized head turned slightly upward, featuring carved ears and a snout; the surface includes carved decorative lines on the body and mane along the neck, and the legs are tucked under the torso with subtle textural wear on the feet and tail; the background is a smooth light gray that contrasts with the darker colors of the figure.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_361

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62.8Mb (596.4Kb) / 17.5in x 14.0in / 5236 x 4189 (300dpi)

Keywords

Paperweight “heavenly horse” creator Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century material technique sculpture painting implements subject horse flames iconography form function figurine paperweight dimensions height 5.7 cm width 7.5 cm depth 4.1 cm small sculpted animal figure shown profile rendered dark brown bronze tones areas worn golden highlights reclining rounded body long neck stylized head turned slightly upward featuring carved ears snout surface includes carved decorative lines body mane neck legs tucked under torso subtle textural wear feet tail background smooth light gray contrasts darker colors figure.