Changsha: Vessel with Pagoda
Stoneware
Changsha: Vessel with Pagoda
CHINA, Hunan, Changsha; Tang dynasty
This Tang dynasty vessel was produced in Changsha.
The vessel has a wide base from which the body curves gently up towards the sloping shoulders. The neck is short with straight sides, and there is a handle at the back and a short spout at the front. On each side, there is a loop through which a cord could be strung.
The body has a large image of a nine-story pagoda with a multi-layer base. Each story has a door in the center and a roof supported by bracket sets. The pagoda is surmounted by a spire with a canopy which has bells hanging from it. On each side of the pagoda, there is an incense holder with smoke rising up.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 32.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Changsha: Vessel with Pagoda." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 32.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Changsha: Vessel with Pagoda" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:32.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Changsha: Vessel with Pagoda. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 32).
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