Caption

Stand, Chinese, Chinese art, figurative motifs, women, Qing 1644–1911, stand for hanging a gong, 19th century, China, varia; height 45.5 cm, width 29.5 cm, A dark brown carved wooden sculpture of two standing figures facing each other on a shared carved base, each figure wearing ornate headdresses and long patterned robes, with detailed facial features and folded hands; they support an elaborately carved central element between them that includes stylized animal heads and decorative motifs, and one figure holds a long staff topped with a rounded form; the base and figures show carved geometric and floral patterns and a polished surface in shades of dark brown with lighter brown highlights, set against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A27_380

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Keywords

Stand Chinese Chinese art figurative motifs women Qing 1644–1911 stand hanging gong 19th century China varia height 45.5 cm width 29.5 cm dark brown carved wooden sculpture two standing figures facing shared base figure wearing ornate headdresses long patterned robes detailed facial features folded hands support elaborately central element them includes stylized animal heads decorative motifs figure holds long staff topped rounded form figures carved geometric floral patterns polished surface shades lighter brown highlights set plain light gray background.