Caption

Guanyin Giving Birth to a Son on a Rock; unknown creator; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing 1644–1911; Chinese Buddhism; figurine of the goddess with a rosary in her right hand, holding a child with her left hand; made of light coffee-colored alabaster; stone base of feldspar with red and pink spots, painted with black lacquer; 18th–19th century, China; sculpture; height 18.2 cm, width 13.8 cm., A dark, irregularly shaped object with a rough, carved surface sits near the bottom of the image against a smooth gradient background that transitions from very dark at the top to lighter gray toward the bottom. The object is predominantly deep black with patches of pale pink and off-white scattered across its surface, and areas of muted brown and reddish tones. It has multiple openings and hollows, an uneven jagged top, and a rounded base that casts a soft gray shadow on the lighter foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_003

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (431.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin Giving Birth Son Rock unknown creator Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 Chinese Buddhism figurine goddess rosary right hand holding child left hand light coffee-colored alabaster stone base feldspar red pink spots painted black lacquer 18th–19th century China sculpture height 18.2 cm width 13.8 cm dark irregularly shaped object rough carved surface sits near bottom image smooth gradient background transitions top lighter gray predominantly deep black patches pale pink off-white scattered across surface areas muted brown reddish tones multiple openings hollows uneven jagged rounded base casts soft gray shadow lighter foreground.