Caption

Sage - monk, unknown sculptor, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, figurine of a sage/monk, 19th century China, sculpture, height 8.4 cm, A small carved wooden figure sits on an irregular base, showing a seated person with folded legs and draped robes. The figure's surface is brown with darker brown grain and some lighter brown highlights, and there are visible carved folds and rounded contours in the clothing. The person has a rounded head with carved facial features, an arm bent and holding a small rounded object near the chest, and the other hand resting on the knee. The base and lower robes show carved openings and textured, organic shapes, and the background is a smooth gradient of gray to off-white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_290

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Rights managed

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103.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sage - monk unknown sculptor Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 figurine sage monk 19th century China sculpture height 8.4 cm small carved wooden figure sits irregular base showing seated person folded legs draped robes figure's surface brown darker brown grain lighter brown highlights visible folds rounded contours clothing person rounded head carved facial features arm bent holding rounded object near chest hand resting knee base lower robes carved openings textured organic shapes background smooth gradient gray off-white.