The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Bottle with Lotus Pond

Bottle with Lotus Pond

Period:: Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
Date:: mid-14th century
Culture:: China
Medium:: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions:: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Irene and Earl Morse, 1984
Accession Number:: 1984.297

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 204

Description

Introduced with Buddhism in which it is symbolic of purity, the lotus is an important flower in Chinese art and symbolizes summer, longevity, elegance, and other virtues.
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