Caption

Shoulao on a buffalo — incense burner; creator unknown, Chinese; subject: Shoulao Shouxing seated on a buffalo with male figures; Taoist iconography; material: sculpture/figurine used as an incense burner; date: Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; place of origin: China; dimensions: height 20.7 cm, width 20.7 cm., A dark brown carved figure of an elderly person with a long beard seated on the back of a water buffalo; the person wears a flowing robe and has hands resting near the lap and on the buffalo, with a calm facial expression. The buffalo has a rounded body, curved horns, and four legs positioned as if walking, with a slightly raised tail. The surface shows variations of dark brown and lighter brown highlights giving a polished wooden appearance against a plain light gray to white gradient background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_299

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.6Mb (704.3Kb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4930 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shoulao buffalo incense burner creator unknown Chinese subject Shoulao Shouxing seated male figures Taoist iconography material sculpture figurine date Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century place origin China dimensions height 20.7 cm width 20.7 cm dark brown carved figure elderly person long beard seated back water buffalo person wears flowing robe hands resting near lap calm facial expression rounded body curved horns four legs positioned walking slightly raised tail surface variations dark brown lighter brown highlights giving polished wooden appearance plain light gray white gradient background.