Légende

Taoist goddess?, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 2nd half of the 18th century, Taoism; figurine sculpture of a goddess holding a scepter, floral iconography; green-pink slightly translucent jade; height 17.1 cm., A small carved figurine of a standing person rendered in a smooth, translucent material with a polished surface, showing colors of pale white, light green, soft lavender, and warm amber; the figure wears flowing robes and has hair styled in a topknot, holds a long-stemmed flower near the face with one hand while the other hand rests by the side, and a portion of the lower garment forms a curved, openwork shape; the object casts a soft shadow on the neutral gray surface beneath and is set against a gradient dark gray to lighter gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A29_341

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (323.2Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Taoist goddess Chinese Qing 1644–1911 2nd half 18th century Taoism figurine sculpture goddess holding scepter floral iconography green-pink slightly translucent jade height 17.1 cm small carved figurine standing person rendered smooth translucent material polished surface showing colors pale white light green soft lavender warm amber figure wears flowing robes hair styled topknot holds long-stemmed flower near face hand hand rests side portion lower garment forms curved openwork shape object casts soft shadow neutral gray surface beneath set gradient dark gray lighter gray background.