Caption

Sage on a Mule, cloisonné enamel, Qing 1644–1911, 19th century, China; sculpture depicting a sage riding a mule with men/figurines, mules, birds and zoomorphic motifs, plant motifs, meander ornament and scrolls; height 26.0 cm, width 25.5 cm, depth 6.0 cm., A bronze figurine of a person seated on an animal, the person wearing a long, flowing garment with intricate swirling patterns in blue, turquoise, green, red, and gold, and a tall headdress in bronze tones; the animal has a long neck and elongated head with pronounced ears and snout, rendered in dark brown bronze with visible sculpted muscles and ridges, and a decorative saddle cloth hanging down with ornate multicolored patterns echoing the garment’s colors and gold detailing; the overall color palette includes dark brown, bronze, blue, turquoise, green, red, and gold, set against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_148

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.5Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sage Mule cloisonné enamel Qing 1644–1911 19th century China sculpture depicting sage riding mule men figurines mules birds zoomorphic motifs plant motifs meander ornament scrolls height 26.0 cm width 25.5 cm depth 6.0 cm bronze figurine person seated animal person wearing long flowing garment intricate swirling patterns blue turquoise green red gold tall headdress bronze tones long neck elongated head pronounced ears snout rendered dark brown bronze visible sculpted muscles ridges decorative saddle cloth hanging down ornate multicolored patterns echoing garment’s colors gold detailing color palette includes dark brown bronze set neutral light gray background.