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Catalog number |
57.21 |
Title |
Vase |
Object Name |
Vase |
Description |
This porcelain vase, from the Song dynasty, 960-1279 AD, has an applied lotus design below the shoulder of the body. A simpler open lotus design, lightly etched into the clay, runs around the base of the vase. Such a piece could have been a collector's item, used as everyday ware, or even figured in rituals by virtue of its lotus decoration. Lotus flowers are important symbols in the Buddhist religion and often decorate ritual objects. Reference: Winter, Amy H., with Xiaoping Lin (eds.), "The Light of Infinite Wisdom: Asian Art from the Godwin-Ternbach Museum and Other Collections," Queens College, CUNY, 2003. |
Medium/Material |
Porcelain/Ceramic |
Dimensions |
H-8.625 Dia-4.5 inches |
Year Range from |
960 |
Year Range to |
1279 |
Exhibition and Publication History |
*"The Queens College Art Collection," 1960, #187. *"Art of the East," Klapper Library, 1985, checklist #14. *"Thirty Years of Collecting," G-TM, 1986. M. Simon, Curator. *"Director's Choice, Part I," 4/17-6/1/02. A. Winter, Curator. * "The Light of Infinite Wisdom," GT-M, 10/15 - 12/20/2003, A. Winter, X. Lin, Curators. |
Culture |
Chinese |