Caption

Buddhist deity on a buffalo on a base; bronze sculpture, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 19th century; lotus iconography; height 35.5 cm, width 21.5 cm., A dark metallic figurine of a seated person wearing a draped garment and a tall ornate headdress sits on the back of a sculpted animal with a raised head; the figure and animal show surface irregularities and worn areas, with several small openings visible in the metal; the sculpture rests on a carved wooden stand that is warm brown with intricate openwork scroll patterns; visible colors include dark gray, black, brown, and hints of lighter worn metal.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_108

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.9Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddhist deity buffalo base bronze sculpture Chinese Qing 1644–1911 19th century lotus iconography height 35.5 cm width 21.5 cm dark metallic figurine seated person wearing draped garment tall ornate headdress sits back sculpted animal raised head figure animal surface irregularities worn areas several small openings visible metal sculpture rests carved wooden stand warm brown intricate openwork scroll patterns visible colors include dark gray black brown hints lighter worn metal.