Caption

Shoulao on a deer - incense burner, unknown sculptor, deer, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Taoism, incense burner depicting Shouxing iconography, sages, Qing 1644–1911, 18th century, China, sculpture, height 23.7 cm, A small bronze-colored sculpture shows a robed figure with an elongated rounded head seated on the back of a slim, long-legged animal resembling a horse or camel; the figure has a detailed beard and holds flowing garments that drape over the animal's back, and the animal has a pronounced muzzle and upright ears; the surface of the objects shows darker brown and subtle golden highlights, and the background is a smooth gradient of light gray to white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_306

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Rights managed

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84.6Mb (625.3Kb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4931 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shoulao deer - incense burner unknown sculptor deer Chinese art Chinese culture Taoism incense burner depicting Shouxing iconography sages Qing 1644–1911 18th century China sculpture height 23.7 cm small bronze-colored sculpture robed figure elongated rounded head seated back slim long-legged animal resembling horse camel figure detailed beard holds flowing garments drape animal's back animal pronounced muzzle upright ears surface objects darker brown subtle golden highlights background smooth gradient light gray white.