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Woman feeding a parrot on a perch.
Lady Feeding a Parrot
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Lady Feeding a Parrot

Artist Gai Qi (Chinese, 1774 - 1824)
DateQing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1821
Place of originChina, Asia
MediumInk and color on paper
DimensionsWith hanger: 7 ft. 10 3/4 in. x 37 1/4 in. (240.7 x 94.6 cm)
Without hanger: 7 ft. 10 1/4 in. x 37 1/4 in. (239.4 x 94.6 cm)
Image: 51 x 25 3/8 in. (129.5 x 64.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by friends of the Harn Museum
Object number2005.32.6
Collections
Visual DescriptionWoman feeding a parrot on a perch.
Red-slipped pottery; ochre color on a few appendages. Vessel in the of a squash, exterior surface composed of vertical crescent shaped "ribs" supported by three feet in form of parrots - wings and tail act as legs, chest and head are attachment areas, small opening at top with flat flaring lip.
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Brown parrot  with incised lines.
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c. 1940
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