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.

Original Source

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
Medium: lacquer, wood, sprinkled, gold, silver, powder, maki-e, 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
Exhibitions: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017
Rights Statement: CC0