Period:Qing dynasty Production date:20thC
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:phoenix bird
Dimensions:Height: 12 centimetres Length: 32 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory fan-shaped plaque, with a design of ‘One hunderd birds worship the phoenix’
IMG
![图片[1]-plaque BM-2018-3005.531-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_IMG_0671.jpg)
Comments:This plaque was probably carved for collectors during the early twentieth century. It has no practical function and were made purely as display items, their back surfaces remaining blank. Its size and weight suggest they were fashioned at a time when ivory was in plentiful supply, while their whimsical subject matter and elaborate carving were such as to delight Western customers. [Kerr, Allen & Shih 2016.]
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:phoenix bird
Dimensions:Height: 12 centimetres Length: 32 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory fan-shaped plaque, with a design of ‘One hunderd birds worship the phoenix’
IMG
Comments:This plaque was probably carved for collectors during the early twentieth century. It has no practical function and were made purely as display items, their back surfaces remaining blank. Its size and weight suggest they were fashioned at a time when ivory was in plentiful supply, while their whimsical subject matter and elaborate carving were such as to delight Western customers. [Kerr, Allen & Shih 2016.]
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