Caption

Buffalo with calves and shepherds, sculptor unknown. Sculpture of decorative Fushan Mountain Zhejiang stone soapstone with natural patina. Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century. Subject: buffaloes with calves and shepherds. Height: 16.5 cm., A carved stone sculpture depicting a buffalo with curved horns standing on a textured base, with a group of small human figures riding on its back and clustered around its legs; the sculpture shows smooth and detailed carving with rounded forms and flowing shapes, and the stone displays a range of beige, tan, brown, and cream tones with subtle variations and darker patches, set against a gradient background that transitions from dark gray at the top to lighter gray toward the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_414

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (626.2Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buffalo calves shepherds sculptor unknown Sculpture decorative Fushan Mountain Zhejiang stone soapstone natural patina Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century Subject buffaloes Height 16.5 cm carved stone sculpture depicting buffalo curved horns standing textured base group small human figures riding back clustered legs sculpture smooth detailed carving rounded forms flowing shapes stone displays range beige tan brown cream tones subtle variations darker patches set gradient background transitions dark gray top lighter gray bottom.