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White porcelain plate with scalloped green-edged rim, painted with long-tailed pheasants among green leaves and orange branches.

Plate with "Disheveled Birds" (One of Thirteen)

A round white porcelain plate with a scalloped rim edged in green and brown. Painted in enamel colors, two long-tailed pheasants stand among green foliage and rocks, while a third perches on an orange-leafed branch at upper right and a fourth on the left. The gilt-edged rim frames the scene.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1758–1769
Medium
soft paste porcelain, vitreous enamel
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3971 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1774).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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