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Mirror pedestal — lying unicorn on base; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 17th century; carved wooden base; subject/iconography: qilin unicorn, crescent symbol; function: mirror pedestal / toilet accessory; materials: carved wood; dimensions: height 16 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 19.5 cm., A dark brown carved object sits on a rounded base, showing a sculpted reclining animal form with a curled tail and raised head. The surface has a polished, glossy finish with lighter brown highlights and subtle black areas, and there are flowing carved lines and raised decorative motifs along the body. A large crescent-shaped element arches near the head, and a few sinuous, ribbon-like forms rise from the back. The base and the carved piece share similar dark brown and black tones with occasional warmer brown patches.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_242

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.4Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mirror pedestal lying unicorn base Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 17th century carved wooden base subject iconography qilin unicorn crescent symbol function mirror pedestal toilet accessory materials carved wood dimensions height 16 cm width 11.5 cm depth 19.5 cm dark brown object sits rounded base showing sculpted reclining animal form curled tail raised head surface polished glossy finish lighter brown highlights subtle black areas flowing lines raised decorative motifs body large crescent-shaped element arches near head sinuous ribbon- forms rise back carved piece share black tones occasional warmer brown patches.