Pair of matching wooden phoenix figures or kkokdu (꼭두), carved and painted. Each depicts a phoenix from the neck upwards. One phoenix is dark blue with a peach face (part a), and the other (part b) is peach with a dark blue face. Extending from each head are a large red, yellow, green and dark blue comb and red wattle. A small hole is drilled horizontally through the beak. The eyes are almond-shaped, with a red iris. Mounted on a two-tiered wood base.

• Specific Techniques

  These contemporary kkokdu are based on old designs. The artists used old wood and stain/dust known as "Tae" to make them look older. The colouring is called "dancheong", and the natural pigment used was extracted from powdered stone and shell.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Korean
• Material paint, pine wood, metal
• Measurements height 40.5 cm, width 27.3 cm, depth 7.5 cm (part a)

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• Creator Man-Go-Dang Studio
• Previous Owner Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
• Received from Consulate General of the Republic of Korea

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• Made in Seoul

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• Creation Date during 2017
• Ownership Date before November 6, 2018
• Acquisition Date on November 6, 2018

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• Item Classes carvings & sculpture
• Condition good
• Current Location Case 77
• Accession Number 3327/0006 a-b