Caption

Guardian of Heaven and Defender of the Faith;, figurine; Southeast Asian art; musical instruments; guardians; Vietnamese culture; full wood carving; 18th–19th century; Vietnam Vietnamese–Cambodian border; sculpture; height 33.7 cm, A carved figurine of a robed standing figure with a long beard and a mustache, shown against a plain light gray background. The figure has an elaborate headdress with looped elements extending down on both sides and crossed arms held near the chest. The robe features carved decorative folds and a central vertical motif, and long draping panels fall at the sides. The figure stands on an irregular base that resembles layered rock. The surface shows a worn finish with visible areas of dark brown, black, and spots of gold or ochre highlighting.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_122

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.5Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guardian Heaven Defender Faith figurine Southeast Asian art musical instruments guardians Vietnamese culture full wood carving 18th–19th century Vietnam Vietnamese–Cambodian border sculpture height 33.7 cm carved figurine robed standing figure long beard mustache shown plain light gray background elaborate headdress looped elements extending down sides crossed arms held near chest robe features carved decorative folds central vertical motif long draping panels fall figure stands irregular base resembles layered rock surface worn finish visible areas dark brown black spots gold ochre highlighting.