Caption

Mythical emperor, gift, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, Qing style, figurine of a ruler wearing a dragon robe with dragon iconography, 19th century, China, sculpture; height 41.0 cm, A seated statue of a bearded figure wearing a tall ornate headdress and long flowing robes, rendered in metallic tones of gold, bronze, and brown with areas of darker patina; the figure has a long mustache and beard and holds an object in one hand while the other rests on the knee; the robes display engraved decorative patterns and wave-like motifs, and the base has a rounded opening and shows worn gold highlights and darker brown wear; the background is a smooth, neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_346

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mythical emperor gift Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 Qing style figurine ruler wearing dragon robe dragon iconography 19th century China sculpture height 41.0 cm seated statue bearded figure wearing tall ornate headdress long flowing robes rendered metallic tones gold bronze brown areas darker patina figure long mustache beard holds object hand rests knee display engraved decorative patterns wave- motifs base rounded opening worn gold highlights darker wear background smooth neutral gray.