Caption

Guanyin on a dragon; creator, ; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; Buddhism; bodhisattva/goddess of mercy; dragons iconography, dragon with a pearl; 18th century, China; sculpture, figurine; overall height 15 cm, width 7.1 cm; dragon: height 4 cm, width 8.3 cm., A dark brown sculptural object with a glossy surface stands on a pale background, featuring an upright central form that tapers toward the top and a looping element wrapped around it. The base extends into a sinuous, dragonlike appendage with ridged and spiky textures, clawed feet, and curved tail, all sharing the same dark brown tone. Subtle highlights of lighter brown and small areas of muted sheen appear where the surface catches light, and the surrounding space is a smooth gradient of pale gray to off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_252

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (698.2Kb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin dragon creator Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Buddhism bodhisattva goddess mercy dragons iconography pearl 18th century China sculpture figurine height 15 cm width 7.1 cm height 4 cm width 8.3 cm dark brown sculptural object glossy surface stands pale background featuring upright central form tapers top looping element wrapped base extends sinuous dragonlike appendage ridged spiky textures clawed feet curved tail sharing dark brown tone Subtle highlights lighter brown small areas muted sheen surface catches light surrounding space smooth gradient pale gray off-white.