Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel
Gilt bronze
Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel
CHINA, Shaanxi, Xi’an; Tang dynasty
This vessel was recovered from the underground palace of Qingshan Temple Pagoda in 1985.
Measuring 18.2 cm high, with a diameter at the base of 5 cm and at the mouth of 3.2 cm, this vessel has a truncated cone base, an elegant pear-shaped body, and a high, slender neck, curving gently outwards to form the mouth. The lid has a knob in the shape of a lotus bud. Underneath the lid, there is a long dipper that goes down into the body of the vessel. The vessel was originally covered in gilding but only traces now remain.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 272.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 272.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:272.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Vessel. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 272).
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