Caption

Brush stand on base, Chinese, Chinese art, mountains, painting implements, Qing 1644–1911, men, horses, scholars, Figure of a Hermit in a cave and other figures, 19th century, China, varia; height 21.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 25.0 cm, A carved dark brown wooden sculptural scene sits on a carved base with scrolling openwork; the upper carving resembles a jagged mountain ridge with a central taller peak and several smaller peaks, and a group of carved human figures arranged along the front, some standing and some seated, with one figure holding a long staff and another seated in a small recessed niche; the surface shows polished highlights and darker recesses, with the overall colors being dark brown, deep reddish-brown, and small areas of black in shadow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_235

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Rights managed

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82.4Mb (2.0Mb) / 20.0in x 16.0in / 6000 x 4800 (300dpi)

Keywords

Brush stand base Chinese Chinese art mountains painting implements Qing 1644–1911 men horses scholars Figure Hermit cave figures 19th century China varia height 21.0 cm width 10.0 cm depth 25.0 cm carved dark brown wooden sculptural scene sits carved base scrolling openwork upper carving resembles jagged mountain ridge central taller peak several smaller peaks group carved human figures arranged front standing seated figure holding long staff another seated small recessed niche surface polished highlights darker recesses colors dark brown deep reddish-brown small areas black shadow.