Légende

Guanyin on a dragon;, ; Chinese art; Chinese culture; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; dragons iconography; Buddhism; bodhisattva iconography; goddesses; mercy; dragon with a pearl; 18th century; China; sculpture, figurine; dimensions: overall height 15 cm, width 7.1 cm; dragon: height 4 cm, width 8.3 cm., A dark bronze sculpted figure of a robed person stands with one hand raised and the other holding a short cylindrical object, wearing a tall ornate headdress and layered garments with flowing sleeves and decorative elements; beside the figure is a long sinuous dark bronze dragon-like creature with a curved spiked tail, clawed feet, an elongated body and head with open mouth and detailed textured scales, both objects resting on a neutral light gray surface against a smooth gradient gray background, with visible colors including dark brown, black, gray and subtle bronze highlights.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_255

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

82.4Mo (870.5Ko) / 50.8cm x 40.6cm / 6000 x 4800 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Guanyin dragon Chinese art Chinese culture Qing dynasty 1644–1911 dragons iconography Buddhism bodhisattva iconography goddesses mercy pearl 18th century China sculpture figurine dimensions height 15 cm width 7.1 cm height 4 cm width 8.3 cm dark bronze sculpted figure robed person stands hand raised holding short cylindrical object wearing tall ornate headdress layered garments flowing sleeves decorative elements beside long sinuous dark bronze dragon- creature curved spiked tail clawed feet elongated body head open mouth detailed textured scales objects resting neutral light gray surface smooth gradient gray background visible colors dark brown black gray subtle bronze highlights.