Sujet

Gilt bronze bird on lotus applique, late Tang or Liao dynasty, China, 9th -10th century. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Gilt bronze bird on lotus applique, late Tang or Liao dynasty, China, 9th -10th century. A gilt bronze phoenix-like bird with swept back raised wings with traced feathers. The bird stands on a ball on top of a lotus throne with petalled base. The bird's raised head has a hooked beak and crest and rises above the level of the long upraised curving tail held erect.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

800e siècle

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B74_042

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,0Mo (486,5Ko) / 18,5cm x 24,3cm / 2185 x 2872 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature fleur fleurs usine oiseau oiseaux pays La Chine Chinois couleur couleur endroit siècle objet façonné dynastie Phoenix lotus mythologie objet façonné 10e siècle dixie siècle créature mythique Dynastie De Saveur applique Museum of East Asian Art object sculpture Unknown bronze bronze object sculpture