Tag: houou bird

This attractive small four lobed vase is covered with lovely details. There are two main panel decorations each repeated twice. […]

Often when we see a design with a phoenix or houou bird it is combined with a dragon. In some […]

This next vase takes the familiar Phoenix (Houou Bird) and Dragon theme but implements it on a Ginbari vase. The […]

This next vase is full of skilful designs beautifully executed, but they are easily overlooked unless the lighting is bright […]

Many Japanese cloisonne objects are decorated with the auspicious Houou bird 鳳​凰 (ほうおう). They can sometimes be a useful way […]

This tiny, elegant vase contains several puzzles. It is full of interesting design details, and minutely worked patterns. In many […]

Our next vase is the first to introduce decoration with the mythological Houou Bird. This is written many ways in […]