Pair of Lidded Jars with Designs of Dragons and Phoenixes

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Pair of Lidded Jars with Designs of Dragons and Phoenixes

Alternate Title: 龍雲草花図鳳凰草花図飾壺 (一対)
circa 1890-95
Furnishings; Accessories
Cloisonné enamel with brass mounts
.1a-b) 4 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in. (10.8 × 6.03 × 4.13 cm); .2a-b) 4 1/4 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (10.8 × 6.03 × 4.45 cm)
Gift from the Japanese Cloisonné Enamels Collection of Donald K. Gerber and Sueann E. Sherry (M.2016.250.2.1-.2)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Singer, Robert T. Polished to Perfection: Japanese Cloisonné from the Collection of Donald K. Gerber and Sueann E. Sherry. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2017.