Caption

Shoulao on a buffalo - incense burner, Chinese, men, buffaloes, Taoism, incense burner, sage, Shouxing iconography, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China, sculpture/figurine, height 20.7 cm, width 20.7 cm, A dark brown carved figure of a person seated on the back of an animal resembling a water buffalo, both rendered in smooth, polished wood tones with lighter brown highlights on raised areas; the person has a rounded head, elongated facial features, a long beard, and draped clothing that falls over the animal's back, while the animal shows a sturdy body, curved horns, and four legs supporting the figure against a plain light gray to white gradient background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_303

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Rights managed

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84.6Mb (538.7Kb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4930 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shoulao buffalo - incense burner Chinese men buffaloes Taoism incense burner sage Shouxing iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China sculpture figurine height 20.7 cm width 20.7 cm dark brown carved figure person seated back animal resembling water buffalo rendered smooth polished wood tones lighter brown highlights raised areas person rounded head elongated facial features long beard draped clothing falls animal's back animal sturdy body curved horns four legs supporting figure plain light gray white gradient background.