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Menuki in the Form of a Ho-o in Flight
Menuki in the Form of a Ho-o in Flight
Menuki in the Form of a Ho-o in Flight

Menuki in the Form of a Ho-o in Flight

Date19th Century
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 9/16 inches (4.2 × 1.4 cm)
Classifications51-Arms and Armor (weapons, any material)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Virginia W. Kettering
Object number1974.52.68.1
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Menuki in the Form of a Ho-o (Phoenix)
Japanese
Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Fuchi
Japanese
19th Century
Sepolvro Regio o Consolare, plate III.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764
Obverse
Songye people
19th century
Obverse
Songye people
19th century
Female Kifwebe Masquette
Luba people
20th century
Spear with feathers
Unidentified culture
likely 20th century