IDENTIFIERS
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id:	185664
accession number:	4171.2

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Tuesday 11 October 2011
updated:	Thursday 28 August 2025

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: {A watercolour drawing from the album 4171. This image depicts a male common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), also known as a ring-necked pheasant, or blue-headed pheasant, positioned prominently on a dark rocky outcrop in a naturalistic landscape setting. The bird displays the species' characteristic spectacular plumage with an iridescent dark green head and neck adorned with bright red facial patches and wattles, a distinctive white collar around the neck, and richly colored body feathers in warm reddish-brown tone with golden and copper patterning. The most striking feature is the bird's long, barred tail, showcasing detailed striped patterns in brown and black. The setting features a dark grey rock topped with patches of green moss. The surrounding vegetation includes grasses, red gladiolus flowers, and Amaranthus tricolor. The painting demonstrates the fine brushwork characteristic of Chinese export art from the late 18th or early 19th century, combining ornithological documentation and traditional Chinese flower-and-bird painting style.
title:	drawing

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/185664





TECHNIQUES
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watercolour, bodycolour and ink with heightening in white on pith paper, laid down with with strips of blue silk-covered paper
drawing

CATEGORIES
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category: drawing

DATING
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culture:	19th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Youqua

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: mm
value: 250

dimension: Width
units: mm
value: 337



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