Caption

Mirror pedestal — lying unicorn on base; carved wooden base; qilin unicorn iconography; crescent symbol; mirror; toilet accessory; Chinese art; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 17th century; China; height 16 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 19.5 cm., A dark brown carved object resembling a reclining mythical animal with a textured mane and curled tail sits on a carved base; the creature has a rounded body with flowing decorative reliefs, a raised head with stylized facial features, and a large curved crescent-shaped element attached near its back. The piece shows varying brown tones with areas of darker nearly black patina and subtle reddish-brown highlights, placed against a smooth gradient gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_243

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mirror pedestal lying unicorn base carved wooden base qilin unicorn iconography crescent symbol mirror toilet accessory Chinese art Qing dynasty 1644–1911 17th century China height 16 cm width 11.5 cm depth 19.5 cm dark brown carved object resembling reclining mythical animal textured mane curled tail sits carved base creature rounded body flowing decorative reliefs raised head stylized facial features large curved crescent-shaped element attached near back piece varying brown tones areas darker nearly black patina subtle reddish-brown highlights placed smooth gradient gray background.