Vessel with Lotus Base
Earthenware
Vessel with Lotus Base
VIETNAM
This ivory vase is 18 cm high and was created between the 11th and 13th centuries. It has a round Sumeru base, followed by three layers of upright lotuses. The body of the vase curves outward and culminates in a broad shoulder. It has a simple motif of a large six-petal lotus outlined in brown wash. The shoulder has a lotus petal relief, and the neck is short and wide without any decoration. Overall, the vase has an elegant simplicity.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 363.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Vessel with Lotus Base." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 363.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Vessel with Lotus Base" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:363.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Vessel with Lotus Base. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 363).
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