Caption

Buddhist deity on a buffalo on a base; figurine; Chinese; lotus iconography; Chinese Buddhism; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; sculpture; height 35.5 cm, width 21.5 cm; maker, materials not specified., A bronze-colored sculptural figure with a dark patina stands on a carved wooden base; the figure wears a tall ornate headdress and flowing draped garments with visible folds and surface decoration, holding a small rounded object in one hand while the other hand rests near the body, and the figure is mounted on the back of an animal-like form with a short tail and sturdy legs. The wooden base is reddish-brown with an intricately carved openwork design and a tiered profile. The background is a smooth gradient of light gray, and the overall color palette includes bronze, dark gray, black, and reddish-brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_107

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddhist deity buffalo base figurine Chinese lotus iconography Chinese Buddhism Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century sculpture height 35.5 cm width 21.5 cm maker materials specified bronze-colored sculptural figure dark patina stands carved wooden base figure wears tall ornate headdress flowing draped garments visible folds surface decoration holding small rounded object hand hand rests near body figure mounted back animal- form short tail sturdy legs wooden base reddish-brown intricately carved openwork design tiered profile background smooth gradient light gray color palette includes bronze dark gray black reddish-brown.