Caption

Rooster figurine, Chinese art, Chinese culture, Qing 1644–1911, colored porcelain, ceramics, animal figurines, birds, roosters iconography, rocks, 19th century, China, sculpture, height 28.5 cm, width 14.5 cm, A painted ceramic bird figurine perched on a glossy sculpted base is shown from a rear-side angle, with a background of light gray. The bird displays a palette including pink on the chest, cream and pale yellow on the head with fine dark line detailing, orange on the crest, and a yellow beak and claws. The wings show layered feather patterns in teal, green, blue, purple, orange, and tan with dark outlines, and the back feathers are cream with dark scalloped markings. The base beneath the bird is glazed in a deep blue with lighter highlights, and the surface beneath the object reflects the colors and shapes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_263

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4800 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rooster figurine Chinese art Chinese culture Qing 1644–1911 colored porcelain ceramics animal figurines birds roosters iconography rocks 19th century China sculpture height 28.5 cm width 14.5 cm painted ceramic bird figurine perched glossy sculpted base shown rear-side angle background light gray bird displays palette pink chest cream pale yellow head fine dark line detailing orange crest yellow beak claws wings layered feather patterns teal green blue purple tan dark outlines back feathers dark scalloped markings base beneath bird glazed deep blue lighter highlights surface beneath object reflects colors shapes.