A stylised bronze phoenix-bird on a black lacquered plinth in a box A stylised bronze phoenix-bird on a black lacquered plinth in a box A stylised bronze phoenix-bird on a black lacquered plinth in a box A stylised bronze phoenix-bird on a black lacquered plinth in a box A stylised bronze phoenix-bird on a black lacquered plinth in a box

A stylised bronze phoenix-bird on a black lacquered plinth in a box

Reference: ART200769

Stylised bronze phoenix-bird on a black lacquered plinth in a box. Signed under the tail: Hōrō. An inscription on the box shows that the (auspicious) bird had been a marriage present. Bird: H. : 22 cm; L. : 26 cm. Pedestal: 39 x 20 cm