Caption

Mirror pedestal - lying unicorn on base; maker, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 17th century; carved wooden base; subject/iconography: qilin unicorn, crescent; function: mirror pedestal / toilet accessory; dimensions: height 16 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 19.5 cm., A carved sculpture of an animal reclining on a layered base, rendered in a dark brown wood with visible lighter brown highlights and some blackened areas; the animal has a rounded body with stylized flowing mane and tail details, curled decorative motifs on its flanks and back, a raised head with pronounced eyes and ears, and a curved crescent-shaped element rising behind it; the base is shaped with rounded edges and shows similar dark brown and black tones with worn lighter brown patches, and the background is a smooth gradient of gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_241

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.6Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mirror pedestal - lying unicorn base maker Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 17th century carved wooden base subject iconography qilin unicorn crescent function mirror pedestal toilet accessory dimensions height 16 cm width 11.5 cm depth 19.5 cm carved sculpture animal reclining layered base rendered dark brown wood visible lighter brown highlights blackened areas animal rounded body stylized flowing mane tail details curled decorative motifs flanks back raised head pronounced eyes ears curved crescent-shaped element rising shaped rounded edges dark brown black tones worn lighter brown patches background smooth gradient gray.