Caption

Sage on a Mule, cloisonné enamel, Qing 1644–1911, 19th century, China; sculpture depicting a sage riding a mule; materials and motifs: cloisonné enamel with meander ornament, plant motifs, scrolls, zoomorphic motifs, birds; figurative depiction of men/mules; dimensions: height 26.0 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 6.0 cm., A sculpted figure seated on an animal viewed from behind, with the figure wearing a tall headpiece and a long flowing robe covered in ornate swirling patterns in blue, green, red, and gold tones; the animal appears dark brown with carved tack and a decorative cloth draped over its back that echoes the figure's colorful patterns, showing similar blue, green, red, and gold hues; the overall surface shows metallic bronze and aged patina in brown and bronze shades against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_147

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sage Mule cloisonné enamel Qing 1644–1911 19th century China sculpture depicting sage riding mule materials motifs meander ornament plant motifs scrolls zoomorphic motifs birds figurative depiction men mules dimensions height 26.0 cm width 25.5 cm depth 6.0 cm sculpted figure seated animal viewed figure wearing tall headpiece long flowing robe covered ornate swirling patterns blue green red gold tones animal dark brown carved tack decorative cloth draped back echoes figure's colorful patterns showing gold hues surface metallic bronze aged patina brown bronze shades plain light gray background.