Caption

Sage sitting on a rock base, unknown sculptor, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 18th–19th century, figurine of a man scholar/old man related to Chinese Buddhism, sculpture, height 32.5 cm., A dark, hollow object lying on its side with an irregular, rounded opening and wavy edges, showing smooth shiny surfaces and rougher inner textures; the object displays colors including dark brown, black, deep greenish tones, a few patches of lighter brown or tan, and small areas of muted yellow; it rests on a light gray surface against a pale gray background, and the shape suggests curving, folded forms with highlights and subtle reflections on the outer surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_444

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.7Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sage sitting rock base unknown sculptor Chinese Qing 1644–1911 18th–19th century figurine man scholar old man related Chinese Buddhism sculpture height 32.5 cm dark hollow object lying side irregular rounded opening wavy edges showing smooth shiny surfaces rougher inner textures object displays colors dark brown black deep greenish tones patches lighter brown tan small areas muted yellow rests light gray surface pale gray background shape curving folded forms highlights subtle reflections outer surface.