Caption

Guardian of Heaven and Defender of the Faith, unknown sculptor; figurine depicting a guardian with a flute; art of Southeast Asia; Vietnamese culture; full wood carving; 18th–19th century; Vietnam Vietnamese-Cambodian border; sculpture; height 33.8 cm, A carved figure standing on a rounded base, depicted holding a horizontal object near its face with both hands; the figure wears a long, flowing garment with carved folds and decorative elements, and has large looped shapes extending from the sides of its head down alongside the body; the surface shows a worn finish with visible patches of brown, dark brown, black, and hints of gold; the background is a plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_125

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guardian Heaven Defender Faith unknown sculptor figurine depicting guardian flute art Southeast Asia Vietnamese culture full wood carving 18th–19th century Vietnam Vietnamese-Cambodian border sculpture height 33.8 cm carved figure standing rounded base depicted holding horizontal object near face hands figure wears long flowing garment carved folds decorative elements large looped shapes extending sides head down alongside body surface worn finish visible patches brown dark brown black hints gold background plain light gray.