Caption

Mythical emperor, Chinese sculptural figurine; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century; material/technique: sculpture; subject: mythical emperor wearing dragon robes with dragon iconography; culture: Chinese; height 41.0 cm., A seated bronze figure shown in profile on a small open-backed stool, with a long beard and a tall headdress topped by a small animal-like form; the figure wears flowing robes with etched decorative patterns and has hands held in front as if holding something; colors visible include dark brown, greenish-gold, and hints of reddish-brown on the metal surface, with areas of patina and wear against a light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_348

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1011.9Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mythical emperor Chinese sculptural figurine Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century material technique sculpture subject mythical emperor wearing dragon robes dragon iconography culture Chinese height 41.0 cm seated bronze figure shown profile small open-backed stool long beard tall headdress topped small animal- form figure wears flowing robes etched decorative patterns hands held front holding something colors visible include dark brown greenish-gold hints reddish-brown metal surface areas patina wear light gray background.