Caption

Guardian of Heaven and Defender of the Faith, unknown sculptor, figurine, Southeast Asian art; full wood carving; 18th–19th century; Vietnam Vietnamese–Cambodian border; sculpture; height 33.7 cm; subjects: guardians, musical instruments; culture: Vietnamese., A small carved figure stands on a textured base, rendered in dark brown wood with worn patches of gold and orange highlights; the figure wears layered robes with carved folds and decorative elements, a long beard, and a rounded headdress, and holds a curved object over one shoulder while the other hand rests near the chest, all shown against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_123

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guardian Heaven Defender Faith unknown sculptor figurine Southeast Asian art full wood carving 18th–19th century Vietnam Vietnamese–Cambodian border sculpture height 33.7 cm subjects guardians musical instruments culture Vietnamese small carved figure stands textured base rendered dark brown wood worn patches gold orange highlights figure wears layered robes carved folds decorative elements long beard rounded headdress holds curved object shoulder hand rests near chest shown plain light gray background.