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The Ingenuity of Craftsmanship: Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition
at Memor Museum
Lost-wax Cast Iron Kettle — True Form (Large) with Phoenix Nunome Inlay
Miyatsu Shoten 宮津商店
Year:
1930s
The phoenix, a fire deity, is a well-known auspicious symbol throughout Asia, representing good fortune. Often depicted with wings spread in mutual response, soaring through the skies for eternity, they symbolize immortality and agelessness.
鳳凰は火の神であり、「縁起」を象徴する吉祥物としてアジア中で広く知られている。常に翼を広げて呼応し合い、大空を舞い、長久にわたって不老不死を象徴する。
凤凰是火神，它们是象征着“缘起”的吉祥物、在亚洲，人人皆知。它们时常展翅呼应，翱翔于空，长长久久，象征着不老不死。