Caption

Bird, unknown creator; Chinese, Qing 1644–1911; porcelain figure of a bird pheasant/phoenix/fenghuang on a brown gilded openwork base with braided ornament and rosettes; colored porcelain; sculpture; 18th–19th century; height 40.4 cm, width 10.3 cm., A ceramic bird figurine in a standing pose on a decorative base, showing colors including pink, purple, blue, turquoise, yellow, orange, white, and gold; the bird has a textured feather surface with patterned wings and a long, multicolored tail, a curved beak, a crest and wattles on its head, and clawed feet positioned on a rock-like support, all set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_043

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bird unknown creator Chinese Qing 1644–1911 porcelain figure bird pheasant phoenix fenghuang brown gilded openwork base braided ornament rosettes colored porcelain sculpture 18th–19th century height 40.4 cm width 10.3 cm ceramic bird figurine standing pose decorative base showing colors pink purple blue turquoise yellow orange white gold bird textured feather surface patterned wings long multicolored tail curved beak crest wattles head clawed feet positioned rock- support set plain light gray background.