Artwork
Box with Phoenix
DepartmentAsian Art
CultureVietnamese
Date15th to 16th century
Dimensionsh.1 3/4 in. × (4.4 cm)
diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Bessie Timon Endowment
Object number2024.8.2.a-b
DescriptionThis object represents the epitome of Vietnamese long ceramic production.
This small round cover box is decorated with exquisitely painted images with a phoenix as the main motif.ProvenanceFound in the Hoi An shipwreck, 1996-99; sold by Butterfields to Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2000; sold by Zetterquist Galleries, 2024.Published ReferencesTreasures from the Hoi An Hoard: Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a Late 15th-Early 16th Century Cargo, Butterfields, 2000, p.291
Not on view
Collections
14th century
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