Caption

Sage, unknown sculptor, figurine, Chinese culture, Chinese art, sages, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, grey-green soapstone, 19th century, China, sculpture; height 13.8 cm, width 4.4 cm, depth 3.1 cm, A small carved figurine stands on a carved base, the figure wearing a long flowing robe and a tall hat, holding a rounded object in one hand and a staff or similar object in the other; the carving shows facial features and a long beard, with draped sleeves and detailed folds in the clothing. The object is primarily shades of dark green and olive with some lighter greenish-yellow areas and slight mottling, set against a neutral gradient background of gray transitioning to a pale gray near the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_337

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (835.2Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sage unknown sculptor figurine Chinese culture Chinese art sages Qing dynasty 1644–1911 grey-green soapstone 19th century China sculpture height 13.8 cm width 4.4 cm depth 3.1 cm small carved figurine stands carved base figure wearing long flowing robe tall hat holding rounded object hand staff object carving facial features long beard draped sleeves detailed folds clothing primarily shades dark green olive lighter greenish-yellow areas slight mottling set neutral gradient background gray transitioning pale gray near bottom.