Caption

Shoulao on a buffalo - incense burner, creator unknown, Chinese, 19th century Qing, 1644–1911, sculpture/figurine, incense burner depicting Shouxing Shoulao on a buffalo, materials not specified, dimensions: height 20.7 cm, width 20.7 cm; subject: men, buffaloes; cultural context: Taoism., A small sculptural object shows a seated figure with a smooth, rounded head and draped garment riding on the back of an animal that resembles a horned bovine; the figure and animal are rendered in a polished brown material with darker brown and black highlights, exhibiting a glossy surface and subtle variations in tone; the figure's garment has soft folds and a curved shoulder line, and the animal displays a rounded body, four legs in walking positions, a short tail with an opening, a head with two upward-pointing horns and a slightly open mouth, and a gently arched back where the rider sits; the background is a smooth gradient from light gray at the bottom to a paler gray at the top.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_301

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.6Mb (673.5Kb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4930 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shoulao buffalo - incense burner creator unknown Chinese 19th century Qing 1644–1911 sculpture figurine incense burner depicting Shouxing Shoulao buffalo materials specified dimensions height 20.7 cm width 20.7 cm subject men buffaloes cultural context Taoism small sculptural object seated figure smooth rounded head draped garment riding back animal resembles horned bovine figure rendered polished brown material darker brown black highlights exhibiting glossy surface subtle variations tone figure's garment soft folds curved shoulder line animal displays rounded body four legs walking positions short tail opening head two upward-pointing horns slightly open mouth gently arched rider sits background smooth gradient light gray bottom paler gray top.