Shoulao on a buffalo — incense burner; creator, Chinese; men; buffaloes; Taoism; incense burner; sage; Shouxing iconography; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; sculpture/figurine; height 20.7 cm; width 20.7 cm, A dark brown wooden sculpture of an elderly man with a long beard seated on the back of a water buffalo, the man wearing flowing robes and holding a small object in one hand, the buffalo shown with curved horns, a broad head, and sturdy legs, the surface of the sculpture showing varying brown tones with some areas of darker patina, set against a light gray to white gradient background.
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Shoulao on a buffalo — incense burner; creator, Chinese; men; buffaloes; Taoism; incense burner; sage; Shouxing iconography; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; sculpture/figurine; height 20.7 cm; width 20.7 cm, A dark brown wooden sculpture of an elderly man with a long beard seated on the back of a water buffalo, the man wearing flowing robes and holding a small object in one hand, the buffalo shown with curved horns, a broad head, and sturdy legs, the surface of the sculpture showing varying brown tones with some areas of darker patina, set against a light gray to white gradient background.

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Shoulao buffalo incense burner creator Chinese men buffaloes Taoism sage Shouxing iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century sculpture figurine height 20.7 cm width 20.7 cm dark brown wooden sculpture elderly man long beard seated back water buffalo man wearing flowing robes holding small object hand buffalo shown curved horns broad head sturdy legs surface showing varying brown tones areas darker patina set light gray white gradient background.

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