Caption

Seated lion, Chinese, lion fo iconography, Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Carved soapstone elephantine, engraved; figurine sculpture, 18th–19th century, China. Dimensions: height 10.5 cm, width 7.5 cm, depth 4.0 cm., A small carved figurine sits centered on a smooth surface against a gradient background; the figurine is made of a mottled greenish-gray material with lighter and darker patches and a slightly translucent quality, and it depicts a stylized animal with rounded ears, a pronounced snout, a curled tail, and textured surfaces that suggest fur or scales, with a worn, slightly rough finish and subtle highlights on raised areas while the surface beneath is pale gray and the background shifts from light gray near the bottom to dark gray at the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_130

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (766.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Seated lion Chinese lion fo iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Carved soapstone elephantine engraved figurine sculpture 18th–19th century China Dimensions height 10.5 cm width 7.5 cm depth 4.0 cm small carved figurine sits centered smooth surface gradient background figurine mottled greenish-gray material lighter darker patches slightly translucent quality depicts stylized animal rounded ears pronounced snout curled tail textured surfaces suggest fur scales worn slightly rough finish subtle highlights raised areas surface beneath pale gray background shifts light gray near bottom dark gray top.