Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird

Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird
Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird
Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird
Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird
Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird
Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird
Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird
Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird

Vintage oil lamp in the form of a stylized bird with a long neck and graceful tail. Other lamps of a similar shape are known, attributed as lamps in the form of a phoenix. The composition is made of bronze and decorated using the cloisonné technique. The body of the lamp is decorated with a complex ornament of floral motifs and thin gold inserts with images of mythological creatures and patterns in the style of "taozi" (patterns resembling stylized animals and symbols). China, 20th century.