Caption

Guanyin on a dragon;, gift; Chinese art; Chinese; Qing 1644–1911; dragons iconography; Buddhism; bodhisattva iconography; goddesses; mercy; 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 carved object with a glossy patina sits against a light gray background; it stands upright on a base formed by a sculpted creature with a sinuous body, curled tail, clawed feet, and a textured surface suggesting scales, while the upright portion rises from the base with flowing, rounded forms and curled decorative elements on its sides; the object shows varying brown tones from deep near-black to lighter warm brown highlights on raised areas, and the scene includes subtle shadows beneath the piece on a pale surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_254

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (914.8Kb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin dragon gift Chinese art Chinese Qing 1644–1911 dragons iconography Buddhism bodhisattva iconography goddesses mercy pearl 18th century China sculpture figurine height 15 cm width 7.1 cm height 4 cm width 8.3 cm dark brown carved object glossy patina sits light gray background stands upright base formed sculpted creature sinuous body curled tail clawed feet textured surface suggesting scales upright portion rises base flowing rounded forms curled decorative elements sides varying brown tones deep near-black lighter warm brown highlights raised areas scene includes subtle shadows beneath piece pale surface.