Tile with phoenix design

8th century

Japanese

Pottery

12 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (30.48 x 21.59 x 5.4 cm)

Thomas D. Stimson Memorial Collection

50.122

Photo: Paul Macapia

Not currently on view

Resources

Published References"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 85 (b&w)

Fuller, Richard E. "Japanese Art in the Seattle Art Museum: An Historical Sketch." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1960 ("Presented in commemoration of the Hundredth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the United States of America"), no. 23

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