Caption

Buffalo with calves and shepherds, purchase, Buffaloes; Chinese art; figurines; Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Sculpture made of decorative Fushan Mountains Zhejiang Province soapstone, full figure, natural patina. 18th–19th century, China. Height: 16.5 cm., A carved stone sculpture in beige and light brown tones depicts a large animal resembling an ox with curved horns standing on a decorative base, with a group of small human figures clustered around and atop the animal; the figures and the animal share the same stone color with subtle variations of darker brown and pale yellow, and the sculpture sits against a smooth gradient background shifting from dark gray at the top to pale gray at the bottom.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_413

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (598.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buffalo calves shepherds purchase Buffaloes Chinese art figurines Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Sculpture decorative Fushan Mountains Zhejiang Province soapstone full figure natural patina 18th–19th century China Height 16.5 cm carved stone sculpture beige light brown tones depicts large animal resembling ox curved horns standing decorative base group small human figures clustered atop animal figures animal share stone color subtle variations darker brown pale yellow sculpture sits smooth gradient background shifting dark gray top pale gray bottom.