Caption

Bird, Chinese, Qing 1644–1911, 18th/19th century. Porcelain figure of a bird pheasant/phoenix, fenghuang iconography in colored porcelain on a brown gilded openwork base with braided ornament and rosettes. Sculpture; height 40.4 cm, width 10.3 cm., A ceramic bird sculpture standing upright on an ornate golden base, with a head turned to the side and a curved beak; the head and crest show shades of deep pink, magenta, and small areas of pale yellow, while the neck has cream and light beige tones blending into soft lavender. The body features a textured pattern of feathers in muted purple, teal, and turquoise with accents of pale yellow and coral, and the wings exhibit a mix of blue and green hues. The tail and lower body display vertical fluted stripes in pink, teal, and cream with subtle gold detailing, and the gilded base has intricate carved patterns in a warm metallic gold. The background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_044

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bird Chinese Qing 1644–1911 18th 19th century Porcelain figure bird pheasant phoenix fenghuang iconography colored porcelain brown gilded openwork base braided ornament rosettes Sculpture height 40.4 cm width 10.3 cm ceramic bird sculpture standing upright ornate golden base head turned side curved beak head crest shades deep pink magenta small areas pale yellow neck cream light beige tones blending soft lavender body features textured pattern feathers muted purple teal turquoise accents coral wings exhibit mix blue green hues tail lower body display vertical fluted stripes pink subtle gold detailing gilded base intricate carved patterns warm metallic gold background uniform light gray.