Caption

Shoulao on a deer — incense burner; creator, deer and figurines; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Taoist sage Shoulao Shouxing iconography; longevity shou symbol; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century, China; bronze sculpture; height 27.5 cm, A dark brown metallic deer figure with a few areas of lighter brown patina stands beside a small seated human figure of similar dark brown metal with lighter brown highlights; the deer has an elongated neck, slender legs, a short tail, and tall branching antlers, while the seated figure wears a tall rounded headdress and draped robes and holds its hands near its chest; the background is a pale neutral gradient of light gray and white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_298

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (688.7Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shoulao deer incense burner creator figurines Chinese art Chinese culture Taoist sage Shoulao Shouxing iconography longevity shou symbol Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century China bronze sculpture height 27.5 cm dark brown metallic deer figure areas lighter brown patina stands beside small seated human figure dark brown metal lighter brown highlights elongated neck slender legs short tail tall branching antlers seated figure wears tall rounded headdress draped robes holds hands near chest background pale neutral gradient light gray white.