Caption

Shoulao on a deer — incense burner, sculptor unknown, Narozno Eckersdorf; deer and figurine subject; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Taoist sage Shoulao Shouxing iconography representing longevity shou; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century, China; sculpture; height 27.5 cm., A dark bronze sculpture showing a seated human figure riding a deer; the figure wears a tall rounded headpiece and flowing robes with carved folds, and has a long beard and mustache, while holding a small object in one hand and resting the other near the chest; the deer has slender legs, a raised head with elongated antlers, and a slightly turned face; the surface shows areas of worn golden highlights against the overall dark brown bronze; the background is a smooth gradient from light gray at the bottom to darker gray at the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_292

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.6Mb (1.1Mb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4931 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shoulao deer incense burner sculptor unknown Narozno Eckersdorf figurine subject Chinese art Chinese culture Taoist sage Shoulao Shouxing iconography representing longevity shou Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century China sculpture height 27.5 cm dark bronze sculpture showing seated human figure riding figure wears tall rounded headpiece flowing robes carved folds long beard mustache holding small object hand resting near chest slender legs raised head elongated antlers slightly turned face surface areas worn golden highlights dark brown bronze background smooth gradient light gray bottom darker gray top.