Caption

Guardian of Heaven and Defender of the Faith, unknown sculptor; full wood carving; figurine depicting a guardian playing a flute; Vietnamese Southeast Asia culture; 18th–19th century; Vietnam Vietnamese-Cambodian border; sculpture; height 33.8 cm., A carved figurine made of a dark material with worn areas revealing a gold color stands on a textured base; the figure wears flowing robes with carved folds and patterned details, has long hair or a headdress that curves down the back, and holds an object horizontally with both hands near chest level, with the facial features softly modeled and the surface showing patches of dark brown, black, and gold tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_127

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.7Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guardian Heaven Defender Faith unknown sculptor full wood carving figurine depicting guardian playing flute Vietnamese Southeast Asia culture 18th–19th century Vietnam Vietnamese-Cambodian border sculpture height 33.8 cm carved figurine dark material worn areas revealing gold color stands textured base figure wears flowing robes carved folds patterned details long hair headdress curves down back holds object horizontally hands near chest level facial features softly modeled surface showing patches dark brown black gold tones.