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ugh I love anything to do with flowers, flowers are just so beautiful. before my grandma passed away she loved to draw flowers and she drew them so beautifully so every time i see a drawing of flowers reminds me of her. yelizaveta M

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these honestly look like masks, but they look supper cool i love the theme and design of this picture  yelizaveta M

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these are actually so beautiful, my mom really loves this kind of style when my family went to visit Russia  my mom bout a bunch of similar dishes that look like these home so we still have them as like a memory  i think these are so cool. Yelizaveta M

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im so into these kind of lights they look so cool and modern in a house   im actually surprised people still have these kind of lights around. Yelizaveta M

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the colors of this vase are so so pretty love how they didn't add to much colors in it and made it supper simple colors but the drawings on the vase are supper cool and beautiful. Yelizaveta M

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living room from Francis W. little house 

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living room from Francis W. little house 

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I really love everything about this little house, i love the colors and the designs of this place looks supper modern

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I have been really into black & white theme, I edit a lot of my pictures to black & white I think it just makes the picture look better and just brings out the vibe in the picture Yelizaveta M

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this picture is so cool love everything about it, its actually so cool to see similar vases around in stores find that supper cool. Yelizaveta M

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I really love the colors in this picture and the shapes of it it supper cool and a beautiful picture Yelizaveta M

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I really like the theme of this picture  im really into the back in the day theme so i think its supper cool. Yelizaveta M

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I like this art because it remind me little bit of peacock and I like how the art show the details and color blended.

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This art remind me little bit f cardinal and couple another birds, and it look all combine together in this picture.

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this picture remind me of the dragon design and how all the native country's arts come together in this specific arts.

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the environment seem warms and sunny, which cause the firebird looks more sunset colors, and it shows the history of the firebird.

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this picture is unique because it show the diversity of birds and how they all can come together as 1 family lines.

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sometimes history art will make us wonder what it actually looks like in real life, but we can only see through the arts.

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I chose this picture because it show the unique details of the pottery and it show the something unique about it.

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I like this picture because it show the little girl being curiously and the phoenix show their unique colors.

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The way that the firebird looks, it show their colorful or the magical looks of art style.

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This art look really interesting because it show the amazing art and how the phoenix look, it like a music and dancing through their own ways.

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The reason I chose this piece was because at first I could not understand of what it was. It is ink and color on paper. The interesting shape of this paper is elongated. Phoenix flying over a certain vein looking tree. Looking closer to detail, the shading and colors of ink bringing the phoenix to life.

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The reason I chose this piece was because it looked like a pitcher to me, with the handles and open beaker, I wonder if it is actually a functional art piece. The colors on this piece are as well very beautiful, the shades of blue against the sculpture of white.

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This Art's vibrant but also dark colors stands out so much. Even though it was done in 1662, I never thought that something this beautiful and astonishing can be done in those times. The right shading technics make the flowers and vase more realistic and "Pop-out".

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When you first look at this image, doesn't it make you think like; "Is this a map"?, "something to do with hacking?", "hacking inspection"?, "A type of computer piece"?, etc;. But no, It's a window and that is what makes this amazing. It looks like so many different things but is only one specific thing; a window. This art has so many different shapes and lines going from horizontally to vertically, to blue to green to red. It's just amazing.

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the reason I chose this piece was because of how it speaks. The magical feel you get from the details, carvings out of the material it is made out of: the color it gives off. I can only image the size of this art piece and how intricately created it was.

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I chose this image because its so "rare". This Vase is "3-D" like but at the same time has both a dragon and a phoenix on it. Both of those creatures played an important role of life and beliefs before in around the late 16 -19 century in China.

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"Horseman with a burning shield". At first when I saw this image, i thought that the shield was a sun. But apparently it's not. But why is the shield burning?. The language itself is so confusing but also interesting at the same time.

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I picked this exclusive image because this puts you in mind that each one of these individual chess pieces is so unique. Unlike American chess pieces these days where they are all almost the same.

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At first I was so confused about what this Art object is, until I read about it and it is a Wood shield carved in relief and colored red and white. But what does that mean exactly?. The pattern includes zoomorphic heads and feet or hands. So this is like a rare animal or close related to a mitochondria that they just turned into a type of shield ?

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Looking at the Cat Mummies, who knew that cats played a big role in the Ancient times in Egypt. Cats are some unique creatures. They might look all cute and stuff, but deep down they are little warriors.

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This Art from the ancient times is so unique. The first ting that made me think when I saw this image was... "Eye of the Beholder".

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I chose this image because it has like a hiding meaning. And by that I mean, if you observe this picture carefully you can recognize that there was never a "Perfect Body Shape" before in the past (and still isn't today). Each individual structure is different compared to others.

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The reason of why I chose this specific piece is because this "Abstract" art piece is so full of color but also memorizing to the naked eye. Its details show how long and carefully it took to make this Dragon Vase/pot.

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the reason I chose this image was because of the colors, the detail and how this phoenix lays against everything around. the fact that this is on a tile, shows how long you may image effort was put into this piece.

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the reason I chose this piece was because of how much it reminded me of a dragon. The body of the phoenix, the detail looks as if it is turning into waves. with the faults on this piece, makes me wonder what material it is made out of, how old it is and what was used to create the detail on it. Janet G

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the reason I chose this image was because of the certain kind of material this phoenix was carved into, a penny from 1772. The phoenix seems as if it is on fire, with the words "a much injured victim" above. Janet G

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the reason I chose this piece was because the colors of this piece caught my eye. but looking further in detail, the waves are so beautiful, the intricate feathers and how graceful the phoenix sits on the rock as chaos seems to surround. Janet G

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the reason I chose this image was because of how this reminded me of watercolor, how delicate the blue is. and now i wonder, which media was actually used to create this piece. Janet G

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The reason I chose this image was to my curiosity as in what this piece is made out of. If you pay attention, the amount of detail that was out into this piece, the carvings of this art. The beauty put into the phoenix as it looks as one up in the clouds. Janet G

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The reason I chose this image is because the phoenix spoke to me. It is the animal that doesn't stand out the most but it is actually the one highest, all the other animals are climbing up and facing it. Janet G.

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I found this phoenix to be interesting because it was made in the 1940's, which is relatively young compared to most other art pieces.

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This Phoenix is also relatively young, made in 1905, and displays a phoenix with unorthodox features.

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I've noticed that a lot of older depiction of phoenixes where very chaotic, in the sense that there was little to no empty space on the canvas.

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Similar to the previous art piece, this piece of tile has no empty space, I like how the phoenix is hidden within the background.

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I choose this piece because of its interesting story. In the description it states, "A Simurgh attacking a Rukh; single-page drawing on a detached album folio. Depiction of a Simurgh (a legendary phoenix-like bird) attacking a Rukh, known in India by name as Gaja-Simha (Elephant-Lion), which is carrying off elephants."

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I choose this piece because I wanted to diversify the medium of the art work.

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I choose this one because its from the 5th century Afghanistan, which is a little difficult to understand in the scope of time.

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I like this one because it has a nice pattern.

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I've noticed that dragons and phoenixes are regularly displayed together, and this piece presents that idea in a well fashioned manner.

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This one was interesting to me because of how small it is, plus it is made out of ivory, which is something that is illegal to make things out of now because of the endagered population of elephants. It is crazy to me that so much detail can be put into something so small. There are feathers on his head, even a detailed eye. (Tyde Stamp)

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This is a robe from Japan that is typically worn over an outfit for stage preformances. We are seeing the blue and white coming up again in design, which is interesting. I like the extra feathers in the design, giving the apperance that the phoenix is a lot bigger than it actually is. (Tyde Stamp)

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The men in the image look like they're afraid of the phoenix's almost by the way that they are hiding, or attempting to hide. I like the designs of the phoenix's and the way that they are stalking over towards the men, looking a bit threatening. (Tyde Stamp)

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This bowl reminds me of the dish set my grandparents used to have so I feel some sort of nostalgic feeling when looked at it. Again, I like the simple base of white with the blue details. I want to know why that is so common. Either way, the detailing of the phoenix along with the characters in the middle is rather neat. (Tyde Stamp)

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This reminds me of a fire bird, I think that is the general idea, and I really like that. Its a patch of some sort, don't knwo what for, but I like its design. The phoenix coming out of the fire, to breathe fire, is pretty neat. (Tyde Stamp)

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General Idea. Phoenix with a P. 1988 | MoMA

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General Idea. Phoenix with a P. 1988. Multiple of chenille and embroidery on felt. overall (irreg.): 9 1/8 x 8 3/8" (23.2 x 21.2 cm). General Idea, Toronto. probably Chenille Crest Company Limited, Toronto. Mary Joy Thompson Legacy Fund. 1244.2008.4. © 2021 General Idea. Drawings and Prints

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This phoenix ornament stood out to me because it was carved rather than made out of metal. It has a bunch of different aspects to it, like the tail feathers and wings. In Chinese culture, its a bird from paradise which I didn't know and that is interesting. (Tyde Stamp)

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In Western legend, the phoenix, or Red Bird, rises from the ashes of its own funeral pyre to live again. In China, the bird has connotations of immortal worlds and paradise. The phoenix is often associated with the dragon. The dragon came to symbolize the emperor, and the phoenix represented the empress.The form of this immortal creature has undergone many variations in Chinese art history. From the Tang dynasty (AD 618-906) phoenixes, like dragons, were made more decorative and less fearsome than in earlier periods. They were carved as personal ornaments to be worn, as jewellery or attached to a garment or belt and used as decorative elements on many art objects.The Qidan people, whose dynasty is known as the Liao (907-1125), succeeded the Tang on the north-eastern edge of the Chinese Empire, controlling territory in Liaoning province and present-day Hebei and Inner Mongolia. The Liao ruled at the same time as the Northern Song dynasty (960-1125), but their arts were more influenced by Tang traditions than by contemporary Song styles.

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Jade phoenix ornament - Google Arts & Culture

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In Western legend, the phoenix, or Red Bird, rises from the ashes of its own funeral pyre to live again. In China, the bird has connotations of immortal worlds and paradise. The phoenix is often associated with the dragon.

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This is really simplistic and that is what I like about it. You can see the phoenix with a palm tree in the background, which is pretty. It is labelled as a snuff bottle which is rather cool. They had interesting things to hold their tobaco in. (Tyde Stamp)

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I liked this ornament because you can tell how old it is just by the way it looks. It is a bit rusted, the bit of the gold barely peaking out. Reminds me of something that would be on a Christmas tree or something. (Tyde Stamp)

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I liked this statue because of the detailing of each part, the wings and face especailly. It comes from Chinese/Southeast asian culture which is really interesting, you can sorta tell because of the white with blue detailing. (Tyde Stamp)

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I liked this vase because how the colours compliment each other and create the full image on the vase. The fact that the bird is the same colour as the floral in the background was nice. (Tyde Stamp)

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The Phoenix can be seen depicted as a dragon-like bird in the upper right portion of the composition. It is often depicted as a wise leader...here alongside the wise Raven.

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Description

The raven addresses the animals; single-page painting mounted on a detached album folio. Poised near the summit of a precipitous mountain, a raven or mynad bird leans down to address an assembly of real and fantastic animals. Fish, horses, dragons, lions, tigers, and a smiling cheetah join vultures, owls, cranes, ducks, and a simurgh (phoenix) to listen to the raven's words of wisdom. Possbile illustration to the Ottoman poet Lami'i Celebi's 'Serefu'l-Insan', a morality in which the animals complain of their ill-treatment by man. No text. Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper.

Curator's comments

This scene may illustrate a variant of the episode in the Anwar-i Suhayli of the crow addressing the birds to rally their support against the leader of the owls. Real animals are combined with dragons and the simurgh, or phoenix. The overpainting of the text panel at the upper left hinders precise identification of the manuscript illustrated by this painting. The upward surge of animals and mountain is typical of later Akbari compositions.

Exhibition history

Exhibited: 2013-14 6 Dec-18 May, BM, Gallery 34, 'A Middle East menagerie: favourite works selected by curatorial assistants' 2012-13 15 Oct-3 Feb, Rome, Fondazione Roma Museo - Palazzo Sciarra, 'Akbar: The Great Emperor of India' 2008 14 Apr-5 Nov, BM, Gallery 34, 'Fantastic Creatures' 1996, 'Furusiyya' (cancelled) 1977 London, BM, Animals in Art 1976 13 Apr-11 Jul, BM, 'Paintings from the Muslim Courts of India'

Acquisition notes

Transferred from the Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books ((OMPB). Originally purchased from Richard Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, through A E Evans OMPB Sons at Sotheby's at the Stowe sale, 5-14.iii.1849/172.).

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album (detached folio); painting | British Museum

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The raven addresses the animals; single-page painting mounted on a detached album folio. Poised near the summit of a precipitous mountain, a raven or mynad bird leans down to address an assembly of real and fantastic animals. Fish, horses, dragons, lions, tigers, and a smiling cheetah join vultures, owls, cranes, ducks, and a simurgh (phoenix) to listen to the raven's words of wisdom.