Caption

Shoulao on a deer — incense burner, sculptor unknown, 18th century Qing 1644–1911, China; carved/formed sculpture, height 23.7 cm; subject: Shouxing Shoulao riding a deer; Taoist/sage iconography; incense burner; materials implied deer motif, Chinese art., A small dark bronze figure of a seated elderly man with a long beard and tall rounded hat sits beside a larger dark bronze deer with slender legs, a raised head, rounded ears, and a hollowed back; the objects show areas of lighter bronze patina and subtle greenish-gold highlights against an otherwise brown surface, set on a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_309

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.6Mb (726.2Kb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4931 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shoulao deer incense burner sculptor unknown 18th century Qing 1644–1911 China carved formed sculpture height 23.7 cm subject Shouxing Shoulao riding Taoist sage iconography materials implied deer motif Chinese art small dark bronze figure seated elderly man long beard tall rounded hat sits beside larger dark bronze deer slender legs raised head rounded ears hollowed back objects areas lighter bronze patina subtle greenish-gold highlights otherwise brown surface set pale gray background.