Caption

Dancing with a bird, unknown sculptor, figurative motifs of birds and cranes, dance iconography; Asian — Chinese; 19th century; sculpture; height 77 cm, A carved wooden figure stands on a gnarled wooden base, showing a person with an uplifted arm and a playful facial expression, wearing a textured garment with flowing folds and layered details; the carving includes rough, knotty wood surfaces and smoother polished areas, and a small carved animal-like form is attached near the base. The visible colors are brown tones in the wood, darker brown in the knotted areas, and a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_399

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dancing bird unknown sculptor figurative motifs birds cranes dance iconography Asian Chinese 19th century sculpture height 77 cm carved wooden figure stands gnarled wooden base showing person uplifted arm playful facial expression wearing textured garment flowing folds layered details carving includes rough knotty wood surfaces smoother polished areas small carved animal- form attached near base visible colors brown tones wood darker brown knotted areas neutral gray background.