Caption

Mythical figure, unknown sculptor; Chinese and Japanese art; pine trees; mythology; beasts fantasy; unicorns iconography; Qing 1644–1911; fantasy animals; 2nd half of the 19th century; China place of origin?; Japan place of origin?; sculpture, figurine; height 47.0 cm, A carved wooden figure with a dark brown polished surface depicting a smiling person in flowing robes standing on an irregular base, holding a staff in one hand and a chain or rope in the other, with detailed carved features including a round face, stylized hair or topknot, layered clothing, and ornamental elements; behind the figure rises a carved tree-like form with textured foliage and a circular sun-like shape, and the sculpture shows areas of lighter brown where the wood grain and wear are visible against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_394

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mythical figure unknown sculptor Chinese Japanese art pine trees mythology beasts fantasy unicorns iconography Qing 1644–1911 fantasy animals 2nd half 19th century China place origin Japan place sculpture figurine height 47.0 cm carved wooden figure dark brown polished surface depicting smiling person flowing robes standing irregular base holding staff hand chain rope detailed carved features round face stylized hair topknot layered clothing ornamental elements figure rises carved tree- form textured foliage circular sun- shape areas lighter brown wood grain wear visible neutral light gray background.