Caption

Mythical figure, unknown sculptor, Chinese and Japanese art; pine trees; mythology; fantasy beasts; unicorns iconography; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; fantasy animals; Japanese culture; 2nd half of the 19th century; China place of origin ?; Japan place of origin ?; sculpture, figurine; height 47.0 cm, A carved wooden sculpture depicting a robed figure with a rounded smiling face and stylized hair, standing on a textured base that includes a coiled, scaled creature beneath the figure's feet; the carving shows flowing drapery, curling ornamental elements, and a cluster of layered foliage near the top. The visible colors are dark brown wood tones with lighter brown highlights and small areas of muted greenish patina.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_395

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 fantasy beasts unicorns iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 fantasy animals Japanese culture 2nd half 19th century China place origin Japan place sculpture figurine height 47.0 cm carved wooden sculpture depicting robed figure rounded smiling face stylized hair standing textured base includes coiled scaled creature beneath figure's feet carving flowing drapery curling ornamental elements cluster layered foliage near top visible colors dark brown wood tones lighter brown highlights small areas muted greenish patina.