Caption

Guardian of Heaven and Defender of the Faith, unknown sculptor; full wood carving figurine; subject: guardian playing a flute; Southeast Asian Vietnamese style; 18th–19th century; origin: Vietnam Vietnamese–Cambodian border; sculpture; height 33.8 cm., A small standing figurine viewed from behind, with a rounded head and a pair of looped elements extending down the sides, wearing a long draped garment that falls to the base and shows folded cloth details; the figure stands on an irregular rounded platform with undulating edges and has a pair of legs visible beneath the hem. The surface shows a mottled, weathered finish with predominant colors of gold, brown, and dark brown or black speckling, and areas where the gold appears worn to reveal darker underlying tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_128

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 full wood carving figurine subject guardian playing flute Southeast Asian Vietnamese style 18th–19th century origin Vietnam Vietnamese–Cambodian border sculpture height 33.8 cm small standing figurine viewed rounded head pair looped elements extending down sides wearing long draped garment falls base folded cloth details figure stands irregular rounded platform undulating edges legs visible beneath hem surface mottled weathered finish predominant colors gold brown dark brown black speckling areas worn reveal darker underlying tones.