Sujet

Grave Guardian Beast (Zhenmu Shou), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 4th/3rd cent. B.C. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Grave Guardian Beast (Zhenmu Shou), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480-221 B.C.), 4th/3rd century B.C. 'Antler and tongue' figure, perhaps to protect the deceased from evil.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21B47_119

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

17,2Mo (624,4Ko) / 16,9cm x 25,4cm / 2000 x 3000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

unusual wood arts protection country sculpture China art Chinese color antlers antler tongue protected death tomb wooden mausoleum location century protect gallery burial protective dynasty concept art gallery Colour lacquer 3rd century BC burial goods grave goods lacquered Warring States period Zhou dynasty object Unknown Art Institute of Chicago chou dynasty art centre Heritage Art lacquerwork lacquerware Art Institute Chicago Arts of Asia Wood with polychrome pigments and lacquer horns