Artist
Unknown Vietnamese
CultureVietnamese
Titles
- A Silver Phoenix Guom
Date19th century
MediumSilver, metal, wood, mother of pearl, buffalo horn
DimensionsScabbard: 2 1/8 × 30 7/8 × 1 in. (5.4 × 78.4 × 2.5 cm)
Overall: 6 1/8 × 37 × 3 5/8 in. (15.6 × 94 × 9.2 cm)
Overall: 6 1/8 × 37 × 3 5/8 in. (15.6 × 94 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Connie Kwan-Wong
Object number2023.294.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
[1] French collector, who was stationed in Tonkin in the 1960’s–1970’s and retired in France.
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Late 19th to early 20th century
Steel, wood, brass, rattan, boar's tusks, and tiger teeth
2004.2417.A,.B