Caption

Pedestal, unknown sculptor; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; sculpture, 17th–19th century; height 128 cm. Chinese art; dragons and fantastic beasts iconography; dragon winding upwards around the shaft., A tall, vertical carved wooden stand with a dark brown finish, featuring a spiraling carved dragon motif wrapping around the central column; the column is composed of fluted vertical elements and carved scales, with intricate openwork and layered carved details. The base has three carved legs ending in stylized dragon or animal heads and textured scale patterns, and the top flares into a carved circular rim with decorative carving. The visible colors are dark brown wood tones against a light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_419

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.0Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pedestal unknown sculptor Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 sculpture 17th–19th century height 128 cm Chinese art dragons fantastic beasts iconography dragon winding upwards shaft tall vertical carved wooden stand dark brown finish featuring spiraling dragon motif wrapping central column column composed fluted vertical elements carved scales intricate openwork layered details base three legs ending stylized dragon animal heads textured scale patterns top flares carved circular rim decorative carving visible colors dark brown wood tones light gray background.