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 group of two dark brown carved wooden objects resting on a pale surface against a neutral gray background, one object shown on its side revealing a hollow interior and rounded carved elements with lighter brown worn spots, the other object showing a flat underside with irregular scalloped edges and lighter brown scuffed areas, both displaying varied tones of dark brown and hints of tan.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_246

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.0Mb) / 20.0in x 14.3in / 6000 x 4286 (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 group two dark brown carved wooden objects resting pale surface neutral gray background object shown side revealing hollow interior rounded elements lighter brown worn spots object showing flat underside irregular scalloped edges lighter brown scuffed areas displaying varied tones dark brown hints tan.