Tray with a Hoo-Bird and Paulownia

anonymous, 1700 - 1800

The hoo is derived from the Chinese fenghuang and is one of the Four Devine Creatures, together with the dragon, the qilin, and the turtle. Like the shishi, the hoo is a mythical creature known as the bearer of great fortune.

  • Artwork typedienblad, tea tray
  • Object numberAK-NM-6113
  • Dimensionswidth 45.5 cm x height 9 cm x length 70 cm
  • Physical characteristicslakwerk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Tray with a Hoo-Bird and Paulownia

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-NM-6113

  • Description

    Rechthoekig blad met rechte wanden. Gedecoreerd in zwarte lak met een vorostelling van een feniks boven een paulowniaboom in takamakie en met inlegwerk in parelmoer. De buitenzijde is voorzien van spaarzaam gesprenkeld nashiji.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1700 - 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    lakwerk

  • Dimensions

    width 45.5 cm x height 9 cm x length 70 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; collection Jean Theodore Royer (1737-1807), The Hague;{Note RMA.} bequeathed by his widow to King William I, 1814;{Note RMA.}; transferred to the Royal Cabinet of Curiosities, The Hague, 1816;{Note RMA.} from whom transferred to the museum, 1885

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  • Tray with a Hoo-Bird and Paulownia
  • Tray with a Hoo-Bird and Paulownia