Légende

Dignitary — official; maker, figurine of a man; Chinese art; culture: Chinese; subject: scholars, sages, government officials; material: sculpture; date: 19th century Qing dynasty, 1644–1911; dimensions: height 28.5 cm, width 12.4 cm, depth 8.7 cm., A standing weathered statue with a patina of green, brown, and dark bronze tones depicts a robed figure wearing an ornate crown, holding a small object with both hands crossed at chest level; the face is serene with closed lips and finely carved facial features, and long earflaps or hair hang beside the face. The flowing robes display detailed carved patterns and layered sleeves with traces of darker brown and coppery highlights, and the figure stands on a square base that shows carved decorative elements and areas of green corrosion. Two upward-curving decorative elements extend from the base near the figure’s feet, and overall the surface shows aged texture, spots of verdigris green, dark brown, and hints of reddish-brown.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A23_151

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

73.6Mo (1.4Mo) / 36.3cm x 50.8cm / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Dignitary official maker figurine man Chinese art culture Chinese subject scholars sages government officials material sculpture date 19th century Qing dynasty 1644–1911 dimensions height 28.5 cm width 12.4 cm depth 8.7 cm standing weathered statue patina green brown dark bronze tones depicts robed figure wearing ornate crown holding small object hands crossed chest level face serene closed lips finely carved facial features long earflaps hair hang beside flowing robes display detailed patterns layered sleeves traces darker brown coppery highlights figure stands square base carved decorative elements areas green corrosion Two upward-curving decorative elements extend base near figure’s feet surface aged texture spots verdigris green dark brown hints reddish-brown.