Caption

Paperweight - lying woman; Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; figurine of a sleeping woman on a pillow; materials: painting implements, paperweight; dimensions: height 2.5 cm, width 2.7 cm., A small sculptural object lies on a neutral gray background, appearing metallic with a worn surface and a patina of gold and brown tones. The object has an irregular, organic shape with flowing, curved forms and textured details, showing areas of darker brown and greenish discoloration. One end features a cylindrical protrusion and a rounded knob-like element, while the body includes layered, undulating ridges and recessed cavities. There are also small patches of darker rust-colored spots and some areas where the metallic finish looks scuffed or abraded.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_277

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (923.9Kb) / 20.0in x 14.3in / 6000 x 4286 (300dpi)

Keywords

Paperweight - lying woman Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century figurine sleeping woman pillow materials painting implements paperweight dimensions height 2.5 cm width 2.7 cm small sculptural object lies neutral gray background appearing metallic worn surface patina gold brown tones irregular organic shape flowing curved forms textured details showing areas darker brown greenish discoloration features cylindrical protrusion rounded knob- element body includes layered undulating ridges recessed cavities also small patches darker rust-colored spots areas metallic finish looks scuffed abraded.