Caption

Phoenix with a dragon and a pearl on a base; unknown creator; Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911; 18th century; sculpture/figurine; materials: pearls decorative, depicts dragon with a pearl, phoenix, clouds, rocks; height 36.0 cm, width 17.4 cm., The image shows an intricately carved vertical sculpture in warm beige and brown tones standing on a darker brown, porous base; the carved section features flowing organic forms including curved, featherlike elements and rounded, layered shapes with many small perforations and textured surfaces, creating a sense of depth and interlocking pieces, and the background is a smooth gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray near the bottom.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_406

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (817.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Phoenix dragon pearl base unknown creator Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century sculpture figurine materials pearls decorative depicts dragon phoenix clouds rocks height 36.0 cm width 17.4 cm image intricately carved vertical sculpture warm beige brown tones standing darker brown porous base carved section features flowing organic forms curved featherlike elements rounded layered shapes small perforations textured surfaces creating sense depth interlocking pieces background smooth gradient dark gray top light gray near bottom.