Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Images(2)

Chinese Spizixos

Artist John Gould (British, 1804 - 1881)

Date1850-1883

MediumLithograph, hand colored

Dimensions16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Peter Desorcy, with additional funds provided by The Gladys Harn Harris Art Acquisition Endowment

Object number2010.42

Collections

PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BEFORE 1850

DescriptionTwo Spizixos semitorques (Chinese Spizixos) birds with yellow bodies, black heads and tails, and white and black spotted cheeks stand on the stems of a Thladiantha dubia (red hailstone) plant with a woody stem, green leaves, and yellow flowers. From Volume 3, Plate 10, "Birds of Asia", London, 1850-1883.