Caption

Sage, unknown sculptor; figurine of a Chinese sage man, scholar wearing a long flowing robe and a cap; fan; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; China; sculpture; height 28.0 cm; unknown provenance., A dark bronze-colored statue of an elderly man wearing a long flowing robe and a soft hat, standing with a slight forward lean; he has a long beard and mustache, a solemn facial expression, and is holding a rounded object partially hidden in his sleeve with one hand while the other hand is raised near chest level; the robe shows deep folds and draping over his body and feet, and the surface has subtle highlights and worn areas; the background is a smooth gradient ranging from light gray at the bottom to a slightly darker gray at the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_095

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

77.3Mo (597.9Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4501 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sage unknown sculptor figurine Chinese sage man scholar wearing long flowing robe cap fan Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China sculpture height 28.0 cm unknown provenance dark bronze-colored statue elderly man wearing soft hat standing slight forward lean long beard mustache solemn facial expression holding rounded object partially hidden sleeve hand raised near chest level deep folds draping body feet surface subtle highlights worn areas background smooth gradient ranging light gray bottom slightly darker gray top.