Caption

Shoulao on a deer — incense burner; creator, sculptor; Narozno Eckersdorf provenance; deer; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Taoism; incense burner; Shouxing iconography; sages; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century; China; sculpture; height 23.7 cm, A small sculptural object showing a rider seated on an animal that resembles a camel; the piece appears to be made of a dark brown material with areas of lighter brown and subtle yellowish highlights, and the surface shows a smooth, slightly glossy patina. The rider is simplified and rounded with a hooded or peaked head and a cloak draped over the shoulders, and there is a round opening visible on the rider's back. The animal has a slender neck, an elongated head with small ears, a curved tail, and thin legs with defined hooves, and the overall form shows gentle contours and polished wear on raised areas. The background is neutral and gradient, shifting from pale gray at the top to near white at the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_307

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1011.8Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shoulao deer incense burner creator sculptor Narozno Eckersdorf provenance Chinese art Chinese culture Taoism Shouxing iconography sages Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century China sculpture height 23.7 cm small sculptural object showing rider seated animal resembles camel piece dark brown material areas lighter brown subtle yellowish highlights surface smooth slightly glossy patina rider simplified rounded hooded peaked head cloak draped shoulders round opening visible rider's back slender neck elongated head small ears curved tail thin legs defined hooves form gentle contours polished wear raised areas background neutral gradient shifting pale gray top near white bottom.