Légende

Lemon-shaped paperweight, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, paperweight depicting Buddha's hand fingered lemons, 18th–19th century, China; sculpture; height 6.0 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 5.7 cm, A polished, irregularly shaped mineral or crystal specimen rests on a smooth surface, showing a cluster of bulbous, translucent formations with rounded tips; the piece displays warm reddish-brown and amber tones with areas of lighter, almost pale beige or creamy translucence, and some darker reddish spots and rusty brown inclusions; the background is a smooth gradient from dark charcoal at the top to a lighter gray near the surface, and the surface itself appears pale gray, casting a soft shadow behind the specimen.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A24_335

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (477.0Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lemon-shaped paperweight Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 paperweight depicting Buddha's hand fingered lemons 18th–19th century China sculpture height 6.0 cm width 9.7 cm depth 5.7 cm polished irregularly shaped mineral crystal specimen rests smooth surface showing cluster bulbous translucent formations rounded tips piece displays warm reddish-brown amber tones areas lighter almost pale beige creamy translucence darker reddish spots rusty brown inclusions background smooth gradient dark charcoal top lighter gray near surface surface itself pale gray casting soft shadow specimen.