Large Circular Tray with Design of Two Birds
16th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
This black lacquer tray, rare because of its color, is decorated with two phoenixes (fenghuang) circling each other against a dense field of peonies; together these images form a rebus, meaning, “May there be wealth, rank, and good fortune” (fugui jixiang).
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, black lacquer
- Locations
- Place made: China
- Dynasty
- Ming Dynasty
- Period
- Ming Dynasty
- Dimensions
- 2 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (7 x 44.5 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1991.177
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Nathan L. Burnett
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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