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A GOLD FILIGREE ‘PHOENIX’
ORNAMENT FOR AN IMPERIAL
CONCUBINE SUMMER COURT HAT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the resplendent bird formed of intricately worked
bright gold wire, with the wings spreading
slightly and the long ! aring tail upswept giving
the impression of a phoenix in ! ight, scrolls of qi
emanating from the neck and sides, medium-size
pearls inset at the chest, wings, crest, and back,
and smaller pearls attached to the ! ame-like tail
feathers, the base pierced for attachment to a hat,
with later-added legs and mounting
Height 5½ in., 14 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Joseph (1919-2008) and Ruth Satalo$ .
Gifted to the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, in 1994
(acc. no. 1994.39.1).
$ 30,000-50,000
૶ɤɞ˰ߏ ږ㋱കჾ਑ᝋ؇मᏄಃڿ௟
Ը๕
Joseph 1919 2008 ʿ Ruth Satalo$ ϗᔛ
ᗍၾتतᚆߕஔ᎜dᇚΪψd1994ϋ ᎜ᔛᇜ
໮1994 39 1
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555

A GOLD FILIGREE ‘PHOENIX’
ORNAMENT FOR AN IMPERIAL
CONCUBINE SUMMER COURT HAT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the resplendent bird formed of intricately worked
bright gold wire, with the wings spreading
slightly and the long ! aring tail upswept giving
the impression of a phoenix in ! ight, scrolls of qi
emanating from the neck and sides, medium-size
pearls inset at the chest, wings, crest, and back,
and smaller pearls attached to the ! ame-like tail
feathers, the base pierced for attachment to a hat,
with later-added legs and mounting
Height 5⅜ in., 13.6 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Joseph (1919-2008) and Ruth Satalo$ .
Gifted to the Portland Museum of Art, Maine, in 1994
(acc. no. 1994.39.2).
$ 30,000-50,000
૶ɤɞ˰ߏ ږ㋱കჾ਑ᝋ؇मᏄಃڿ௟
Ը๕
Joseph 1919 2008 ʿ Ruth Satalo$ ϗᔛ
ᗍၾتतᚆߕஔ᎜dᇚΪψd1994ϋ ᎜ᔛᇜ
໮1994 39 2

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PROPERTY OF THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART, MAINE 101