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Court lady with phoenix headdress seated on an hourglass-shaped stool
Court lady with phoenix headdress seated on an hourglass-shaped stool

Court lady with phoenix headdress seated on an hourglass-shaped stool

8th century
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze
Dimensions44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection
Accession number50.1807
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1940, Charles Bain Hoyt (b. 1889-d. 1949), Boston; 1950, bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 11, 1950)
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