Caption

Guanyin on a dragon;, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century; sculpture figurine depicting the bodhisattva Guanyin atop a dragon dragon with a pearl; material: Chinese art; subjects/iconography: Buddhism, bodhisattva, goddesses, mercy, dragons; dimensions: overall height 15 cm, width 7.1 cm; dragon: height 4 cm, width 8.3 cm., A dark brown metal sculpture depicting a robed figure standing on the back of a mythical creature with a long serpentine body and clawed limbs; the figure wears a tall headdress and layered robes with draped sleeves and rounded ornamental details, one hand raised near the face and the other holding a short cylindrical object; the creature beneath has a curled tail with spiny protrusions, a scaled body, and several clawed feet positioned on a neutral pale gray surface, set against a smooth gradient gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_253

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (756.9Kb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin dragon Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century sculpture figurine depicting bodhisattva Guanyin atop dragon dragon pearl material Chinese art subjects iconography Buddhism bodhisattva goddesses mercy dragons dimensions height 15 cm width 7.1 cm height 4 cm width 8.3 cm dark brown metal sculpture depicting robed figure standing back mythical creature long serpentine body clawed limbs figure wears tall headdress layered robes draped sleeves rounded ornamental details hand raised near face holding short cylindrical object creature beneath curled tail spiny protrusions scaled body several clawed feet positioned neutral pale gray surface set smooth gradient gray background.