Sujet
Hexagonal bronze vase, Late Jin or Yuan dynasty, China, 13th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Hexagonal bronze vase, Late Jin or Yuan dynasty, China, 13th century. Vase with a long neck, bulbous body and splayed foot. The body is divided into six facets vertically and six registers horizontally. Each register is decorated with a different diaper pattern as follows from top to bottom (i) stylised cicadas, (ii) all over stars, (iii) diamond diaper, (iv) interlocking cash and swastikas (v) classic scroll and (vi) overlapping petals, the last two being very narrow bands round the foot. The two handles are in the shape of cloud scrolls.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
1200
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B73_478
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (510,0Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,0cm / 2209 x 2839 (300dpi)