Tea-bowl stand with phoenixes amid flowers
Phoenixes are often associated with imperial women. The sharpness of the outlines and decoration on this tea-bowl stand is typical of works produced at court in the early fifteenth century. Lacquer stands of this type were used to hold ceramic bowls, following the tradition from the Song dynasty (960–1279).
Artwork Details
- Title:Tea-bowl stand with phoenixes amid flowers
- Period:Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle mark and period (1403–24)
- Culture:China
- Medium:Carved red lacquer
- Dimensions:H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Diam. of rim 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. of foot 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
- Classification:Lacquer
- Credit Line:Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
- Object Number:2015.500.1.35
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Accession Number: 2001.584a–c
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