Unknown Vietnamese
A Silver Phoenix Guom

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)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Connie Kwan-Wong
Object number2023.294.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
ProvenancePrivate collection, France [1]; European art market; purchased by [Runjeet Singh Limited, Warwickshire, England, 2022].

[1] French collector, who was stationed in Tonkin in the 1960’s–1970’s and retired in France.
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