Caption

Laozi on base;, deposit provenance; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing 1644–1911; Laozi ca. 550–500 BCE; figurine; Taoism; depiction includes rocks, pine trees, lingzhi mushrooms, and flowers — decoration on base: rocks, pine trees, flowers, lingzhi mushrooms; 19th century; China place of origin; sculpture; dimensions: figurine height 5.2 cm, width 6.3 cm; base height 7.7 cm, width 6.1 cm., A small dark brown carved object with an irregular, layered form sits near the bottom center of the image against a smooth gradient background that shifts from dark gray at the top to light gray and off-white toward the bottom; the carved object shows complex openwork, textured surfaces, and varied contours, with highlights of slightly lighter brown on some raised edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_372

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (378.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Laozi base deposit provenance Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 Laozi ca 550–500 Bce figurine Taoism depiction includes rocks pine trees lingzhi mushrooms flowers decoration 19th century China place origin sculpture dimensions height 5.2 cm width 6.3 cm height 7.7 cm width 6.1 cm small dark brown carved object irregular layered form sits near bottom center image smooth gradient background shifts dark gray top light gray off-white bottom carved object complex openwork textured surfaces varied contours highlights slightly lighter brown raised edges.