Description
丸みをもった胴部を持ち、頸には2本の突帯を付ける。頭部は鳳凰の頭をかたどり、花弁形の鶏冠（とさか）が口となっている。鳳凰の目や眉状の部分は貼り付けで、毛並みなどは片切り彫りを施し、より立体的に仕上がる。前代の隋時代や唐時代にも、鳳凰の飾りがある水注が知られるが、この作品はより時代が進み、すでに把手はなく、細長い注口が付く形に変化している。この種の鳳首水注は、広州省の窯で生産され、とくに東南アジアでの出土例が多いことで知られる。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026