Caption

Phoenix with a dragon and a pearl on a base; creator, Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century; sculpture/figurine in the round, height 36.0 cm, width 17.4 cm; materials: likely carved figurines, depicts phoenix and dragon iconography with a pearl, clouds, and rocks., An intricately carved ornamental object stands on a carved openwork base, the piece showing a group of organic, flowing forms resembling stylized birds and flora. The carving displays a range of warm beige, tan, and brown tones with subtle variations and some darker mottled areas, while the base has deeper brown and grayish-brown coloration with pitted and porous textures. The top portion features layered, lacy carving with curved feather-like and leaf-like elements, rounded protrusions, and hollowed openings that create interplay of light and shadow. The overall silhouette is vertical and tapering, with delicate carved extensions that curl and overlap, and a smooth, lighter lower surface beneath the base where the object meets the flat neutral surface it rests on. The background is a smooth gradient shifting from darker gray at the top to lighter gray toward the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_405

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (834.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Phoenix dragon pearl base creator Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century sculpture figurine round height 36.0 cm width 17.4 cm materials carved figurines depicts phoenix dragon iconography clouds rocks intricately carved ornamental object stands carved openwork base piece showing group organic flowing forms resembling stylized birds flora carving displays range warm beige tan brown tones subtle variations darker mottled areas deeper brown grayish-brown coloration pitted porous textures top portion features layered lacy carving curved feather- leaf- elements rounded protrusions hollowed openings create interplay light shadow silhouette vertical tapering delicate extensions curl overlap smooth lighter lower surface beneath object meets flat neutral surface rests on background smooth gradient shifting darker gray top lighter gray bottom.