Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel with Human Faces
Bronze
Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel with Human Faces
CHINA, Shaanxi, Xi’an; Tang dynasty
It is thought that this vessel may have been imported from Central Asia or India. It was recovered from the underground palace of Qingshan Temple Pagoda in 1985.
The vessel consists of a truncated cone base, a body, a neck, and a handle. It is 29.5 cm high, with a diameter of 13.5 cm at its widest point. The body features six human heads in high relief. The faces are round with braids on either side, and the eyes are downcast, the nose is prominent, and the mouth is small. The neck is wide at the shoulder of the vessel and becomes narrow in the middle before flaring out to the mouth. The handle has a beautiful curvature with a figure at its highest point.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 273.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel with Human Faces." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 273.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel with Human Faces" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:273.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel with Human Faces. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 273).
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