Tea-Bowl Stand with Phoenixes, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24), 1403–1424, China, Carved red lacquer, H. 3 in
Tea-Bowl Stand with Phoenixes, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24), 1403–1424, China, Carved red lacquer, H. 3 in. ( cm); Diam. 6 1/2 in. ( cm); Diam. of rim 3 3/4 in. ( cm); Diam. of foot 3 1/4 in. ( cm), Lacquer, Often associated with empresses, phoenixes illustrate the addition of imperial imagery to carved lacquers made in the closing years of the reign of the Yongle emperor. The sharpness in the outlines and other decoration is also typical of works produced at court
Size: 5200px × 3900px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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