Légende

Mythical figure, unknown sculptor, Chinese and Japanese art and culture influences, pines, fantastical beasts, fantasy animals, mythology, unicorns iconography, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 2nd half of the 19th century, possibly China or Japan, sculpture figurine, height 46 cm., A carved wooden figure in dark brown with polished highlights stands against a plain gray background, showing a robed person with a smiling face and closed eyes, ornate flowing garments, and detailed braided or beaded adornments; the figure holds or leans against a stylized staff or tree-like form topped by layered floral or leaf motifs and a sunburst-like disk, while the lower portion rests on a carved base featuring swirling forms and a dragon- or animal-like head with textured scales and curled elements in similar dark brown tones.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_402

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

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

Mots clés

Mythical figure unknown sculptor Chinese Japanese art culture influences pines fantastical beasts fantasy animals mythology unicorns iconography Qing dynasty 1644–1911 2nd half 19th century China Japan sculpture figurine height 46 cm carved wooden figure dark brown polished highlights stands plain gray background showing robed person smiling face closed eyes ornate flowing garments detailed braided beaded adornments figure holds leans stylized staff tree- form topped layered floral leaf motifs sunburst- disk lower portion rests carved base featuring swirling forms dragon- animal- head textured scales curled elements dark brown tones.