Légende

Mythical figure, unknown sculptor, Chinese and Japanese art and culture influences; pines; fantastical beasts; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; fantasy animals, mythology, unicorns iconography; 2nd half of the 19th century; possibly China or Japan as place of origin; sculpture figurine; height 46 cm., A carved wooden sculpture shown against a neutral gray background, featuring a tall organic form with flowing drapery and rounded bulbous shapes intertwined with a textured vertical element resembling bark; the surface displays a rich dark brown patina with lighter brown highlights on raised areas and subtle reddish-brown tones in the grain; the base is irregular and carved to suggest undulating rock or roots, and the overall piece has smooth polished areas alongside carved, faceted details.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A27_404

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.3Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Mythical figure unknown sculptor Chinese Japanese art culture influences pines fantastical beasts Qing dynasty 1644–1911 fantasy animals mythology unicorns iconography 2nd half 19th century China Japan place origin sculpture figurine height 46 cm carved wooden sculpture shown neutral gray background featuring tall organic form flowing drapery rounded bulbous shapes intertwined textured vertical element resembling bark surface displays rich dark brown patina lighter brown highlights raised areas subtle reddish-brown tones grain base irregular carved suggest undulating rock roots piece smooth polished areas alongside carved faceted details.