Caption

Laozi on base;, deposit provenance noted; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; Laozi ca. 550–500 BCE; figurine related to Taoism; decoration on base: rocks, pine trees, flowers, lingzhi mushrooms; 19th century; China; sculpture; figurine: height 5.2 cm, width 6.3 cm; base: height 7.7 cm, width 6.1 cm., A small dark object with an irregular circular shape sits near the bottom center of the image against a smooth gradient background that shifts from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom; the object appears black and very dark brown in places, has a rough textured surface with several openings and carved or broken edges, and casts a faint shadow on the lighter surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_377

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (433.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Laozi base deposit provenance noted Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Laozi ca 550–500 Bce figurine related Taoism decoration rocks pine trees flowers lingzhi mushrooms 19th century China sculpture figurine height 5.2 cm width 6.3 cm 7.7 cm width 6.1 cm small dark object irregular circular shape sits near bottom center image smooth gradient background shifts dark gray top light gray bottom object black dark brown places rough textured surface several openings carved broken edges casts faint shadow lighter surface beneath .