Caption

Pheasant figurine, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Colored porcelain sculpture of a pheasant on rocks. Materials: ceramics, colored porcelain. Dimensions: height 49.5 cm, width 19.8 cm, depth 17.0 cm; weight 3.36 kg. Cultural attribution: Chinese; subject: birds pheasants., A colorful ceramic bird figurine perched on a textured base is shown against a plain light gray background, the bird displaying shades of orange and red on its head and body, a pale multicolored neck with small dark markings, and green and teal feathers along its wings accented with blue and purple tones; its beak and feet are golden yellow, and the base beneath it features a marbled mix of aqua, teal, purple, and pink with glossy highlights and small perforations, all reflected faintly on the smooth surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_052

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pheasant figurine Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Colored porcelain sculpture pheasant rocks Materials ceramics colored porcelain Dimensions height 49.5 cm width 19.8 cm depth 17.0 cm weight 3.36 kg Cultural attribution subject birds pheasants colorful ceramic bird figurine perched textured base shown plain light gray background bird displaying shades orange red head body pale multicolored neck small dark markings green teal feathers wings accented blue purple tones beak feet golden yellow base beneath features marbled mix aqua teal purple pink glossy highlights small perforations reflected faintly smooth surface .