Caption

Guanyin with qilin, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, Chinese Buddhism iconography depicting a goddess with a unicorn qilin, sculpture/figurine, height 47.5 cm, A pale beige stone sculpture of a seated figure wearing a crown-like headdress and flowing robes sits on a dark base against a gradient gray background, the figure's facial features are calm with closed eyes, one hand raised near the shoulder and the other resting on the knee, the drapery of the robes shows carved folds and a tied sash at the waist, beneath the seated figure a carved animal-like form with a rounded head and open mouth appears integrated into the base, the visible colors are beige, dark gray, and lighter gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_383

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Guanyin qilin Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Chinese Buddhism iconography depicting goddess unicorn qilin sculpture figurine height 47.5 cm pale beige stone sculpture seated figure wearing crown- headdress flowing robes sits dark base gradient gray background figure's facial features calm closed eyes hand raised near shoulder resting knee drapery robes carved folds tied sash waist beneath seated figure carved animal- form rounded head open mouth integrated base visible colors dark gray lighter gray.