Shoulao on a deer - incense burner, deer figurine; Chinese art, Taoist sage Shoulao Shouxing iconography representing longevity; Qing dynasty 18th century, China; sculpture; height 27.5 cm; incense burner., A small dark brown sculptural figure of an animal resembling a deer with slender legs and upward-curving antlers, carrying a seated humanlike figure on its back; the sculpture shows smooth rounded forms and worn lighter brown highlights on raised areas, with visible contours of the animal’s body, the rider’s head and torso, and the animal’s tail; the background is a smooth pale gray to white gradient.
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Shoulao on a deer - incense burner, deer figurine; Chinese art, Taoist sage Shoulao Shouxing iconography representing longevity; Qing dynasty 18th century, China; sculpture; height 27.5 cm; incense burner., A small dark brown sculptural figure of an animal resembling a deer with slender legs and upward-curving antlers, carrying a seated humanlike figure on its back; the sculpture shows smooth rounded forms and worn lighter brown highlights on raised areas, with visible contours of the animal’s body, the rider’s head and torso, and the animal’s tail; the background is a smooth pale gray to white gradient.

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Shoulao deer - incense burner deer figurine Chinese art Taoist sage Shoulao Shouxing iconography representing longevity Qing dynasty 18th century China sculpture height 27.5 cm incense burner small dark brown sculptural figure animal resembling deer slender legs upward-curving antlers carrying seated humanlike figure back smooth rounded forms worn lighter brown highlights raised areas visible contours animal’s body rider’s head torso animal’s tail background smooth pale gray white gradient.

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