Box with Phoenixes and Paulownia
Made by K. Hattori and Company, Tokyo, established 1917
Geography:
Made in Japan, Asia
Period:
Taishō Period (1912-1926)Date:
c. 1920Medium:
Lacquered wood with openwork silver frame and silver handlesDimensions:
4 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches (12.4 x 28.6 x 19.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
2008-7-4a,bCredit Line:
Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2008
Made in Japan, Asia
Period:
Taishō Period (1912-1926)Date:
c. 1920Medium:
Lacquered wood with openwork silver frame and silver handlesDimensions:
4 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 5/8 inches (12.4 x 28.6 x 19.4 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian Art
* Gallery 241, Asian Art, second floor
Accession Number:2008-7-4a,bCredit Line:
Gift of Frederick R. McBrien III, 2008
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japanese [x] japanese box [x] lacquer box [x] natural motif [x] paulownia [x] phoenix [x]The motif of phoenixes (symbol of the empress) and sixteen-petal-chrysanthemum silver mounts on this box suggest that it was an imperial presentation piece. The silver rim has an incised seal, reading "made by Hattori [company]," but the skilled craftsman remains unidentified.
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The Art of Japanese Craft: 1875 to the PresentThe motif of phoenixes (symbol of the empress) and sixteen-petal-chrysanthemum silver mounts on this box suggest that it was an imperial presentation piece. The silver rim has an incised seal, reading "made by Hattori [company]," but the skilled craftsman remains unidentified. Felice Fischer, from The Art of Japanese Craft: 1875 to the Present, Philadelphia Museum of Art Bulletin (2008), p. 44.
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