Phoenix Table Lamp

Striking table lamp with a hand-painted porcelain base inspired by 19th-century Chinese export porcelain, featuring the phoenix fenghuang motif, a Chinese symbol of harmony and prosperity. The fenghuang, a mythical composite bird of transcendent beauty and auspicious power, had been a central motif in Chinese imperial art since the Zhou Dynasty, its presence on objects of everyday use understood to confer the blessings of harmony, virtue and good fortune upon the household. Chinese export porcelain carried these motifs to every corner of the world, making the fenghuang one of the most widely recognised symbols of Chinese decorative art. The porcelain base sits on a dark wood plinth with a pale beige linen shade. A beautiful and distinctive gift for any admirer of Chinese decorative art or for anyone whose home deserves a lamp with a little more history and symbolism behind it.

Colour: Gold, Cream
Porcelain, line, brass
70 x 40cm, with 1.9m flex with switch
Requires 1 x 60W max B22 bulb, not supplied