Caption

Laozi on base; maker, deposit provenance noted; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; Laozi ca. 550–500 BCE; figurine; Taoism; decoration on base: rocks, pine trees, lingzhi mushrooms, flowers; 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 carved object sits near the bottom center of the image against a smooth gradient background that shifts from light gray at the bottom to dark gray at the top; the object appears textured and irregular with layered, organic shapes and rough edges, showing predominantly black and deep brown tones with subtle highlights, and it casts a soft shadow on the lighter surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_373

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (379.8Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Laozi base maker deposit provenance noted Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Laozi ca 550–500 Bce figurine Taoism decoration rocks pine trees lingzhi mushrooms flowers 19th century China place origin sculpture dimensions height 5.2 cm width 6.3 cm 7.7 cm width 6.1 cm small dark carved object sits near bottom center image smooth gradient background shifts light gray bottom dark gray top object textured irregular layered organic shapes rough edges showing predominantly black deep brown tones subtle highlights casts soft shadow lighter surface beneath .