Caption

Mule with saddle - incense burner; maker, Qing style; Chinese art; Chinese culture; subject: mule with saddle, saddle cloths; materials/technique: incense burner; date: 19th century Qing, 1644–1911; place of origin: China; height: 16.8 cm., A small bronze sculpture of an animal resembling a horse or mule shown in a three-quarter view, standing on a light surface against a neutral gray background; the figure is rendered in dark brown and bronze tones with a slightly polished patina, featuring a stylized mane with carved ridges, a lowered head with visible ears and muzzle, and four legs with defined hooves; a detailed saddle and saddle cloth rest on its back, the saddle having curved, rounded forms and the cloth hanging down the animal's sides with decorative raised motifs and textured edges; small looped straps and tassel-like elements are attached around the saddle area, and the tail extends downward with a slight curve.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_313

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Rights managed

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84.6Mb (576.1Kb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4930 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mule saddle - incense burner maker Qing style Chinese art Chinese culture subject mule saddle saddle cloths materials technique incense burner date 19th century Qing 1644–1911 place origin China height 16.8 cm small bronze sculpture animal resembling horse mule shown three-quarter view standing light surface neutral gray background figure rendered dark brown bronze tones slightly polished patina featuring stylized mane carved ridges lowered head visible ears muzzle four legs defined hooves detailed saddle cloth rest back having curved rounded forms hanging down animal's sides decorative raised motifs textured edges small looped straps tassel- elements attached saddle area tail extends downward slight curve.