Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Phoenix in Paulownia
late 1500s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Phoenix in Paulownia, late 1500s. Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615). Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold and silver powder (maki-e) and gold and silver foil application; 4 x 20.5 x 23.5 cm (1 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2016.34 The only place the mythical phoenix will perch is the paulownia tree.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Lacquer
- Formatted Medium
- Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold and silver powder (maki-e) and gold and silver foil application
- Dimensions
- 4 x 20.5 x 23.5 cm (1 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 2016.34
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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