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H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, Mar 6, 2024 02:56 PM UTC in reply to François Houdebert from 02:11 PM:

It is always a dilemma whether one should pick the representation based on the move or on the name. I tend to go for the move; names you can in principle do without. E.g. in Elven Chess the Warlock is represented by a Lion, not by a Wizard symbol.

A move-inspired pictogram representation for Tori Shogi would use the King for Phoenix, Leopard for Crane and Elephant for Falcon. The Goose, Pheasants, Eagle and Quails are unique to Tori Shogi. We happen to have a good Eagle pictogram, but for the others 'anything flies'.

Name-based pictograms offer the challenge to make many different distinguishable and recognizable birds. That is hard, as some of the birds would look very similar. The sprites you used are all very much out of style with the Eagle. We do have a Phoenix and a Falcon in the fairy-sprites, and as far as I am concerned the Stork we have there is indistinguishable from a Crane (other than by coloring, which the pictogram does not show). That also leaves Goose, Pheasant and Quails. For the Quails this one would be in style. (But is seems to be copyrighted...) For a Pheasant this one is the closest I could find. (But it is too wide; to match it in scale we would have to cut off the tail feathers. But a long tail is the main charcteristic for a pheasant; otherwise it looks like an ordinary cock. This one has the right style, but I don't recognize it as a pheasant.) This seems a good Goose. (But again a copyright issue.) Perhaps something based on the top-right drawing here (omitting the colors).

[Edit] This could also make a good Quail.

And the head of this one could be a good basis. I recognize it as a pheasant even without the tail.


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