Tag: houou bird
65. Richly decorated and with stylish houou birds
/This attractive small four lobed vase is covered with lovely details. There are two main panel decorations each repeated twice. […]
Read more »62. Houou bird uncaged
/Often when we see a design with a phoenix or houou bird it is combined with a dragon. In some […]
Read more »23. Ginbari Phoenix and Dragon
/This next vase takes the familiar Phoenix (Houou Bird) and Dragon theme but implements it on a Ginbari vase. The […]
Read more »22. Hidden Skills
/This next vase is full of skilful designs beautifully executed, but they are easily overlooked unless the lighting is bright […]
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Many Japanese cloisonne objects are decorated with the auspicious Houou bird 鳳凰 (ほうおう). They can sometimes be a useful way […]
Read more »13. Small mystery
/This tiny, elegant vase contains several puzzles. It is full of interesting design details, and minutely worked patterns. In many […]
Read more »7. First sight of the Houou Bird 鳳凰
/Our next vase is the first to introduce decoration with the mythological Houou Bird. This is written many ways in […]
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