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A pair of fenghuang phoenix birds; unknown creator; Chinese art; Chinese culture; visual documentation; fenghuang/phoenix iconography; On the left at the top of the strip of small birds there is a New Year's picture; early 20th century, China; graphic print; height 44.0 cm, width 28.0 cm., An aged vertical artwork shows a stylized scene with a large ornamental bird with long legs and an elaborate tail standing on a textured rock formation, a second large bird in flight above with outstretched wings, and a pair of smaller birds flying near the top; several flowering branches with blossoms and leaves surround the birds, along with large peony-like flowers and scattered foliage. The palette includes muted reds, warm browns, pale yellows, soft greens, blue-gray for the rock, black outlines, and areas of off-white and beige from the aged paper. The composition is framed by a thin border and the paper shows creases and worn edges.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A20_287

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.0Mo (3.5Mo) / 27.5cm x 40.9cm / 3253 x 4835 (300dpi)

Mots clés

A pair fenghuang phoenix birds unknown creator Chinese art Chinese culture visual documentation fenghuang phoenix iconography left top strip small birds New Year's picture early 20th century China graphic print height 44.0 cm width 28.0 cm aged vertical artwork stylized scene large ornamental bird long legs elaborate tail standing textured rock formation second large bird flight outstretched wings pair smaller birds flying near several flowering branches blossoms leaves surround birds large peony- flowers scattered foliage palette includes muted reds warm browns pale yellows soft greens blue-gray rock black outlines areas off-white beige aged paper composition framed thin border paper creases worn edges.