Sujet
Rhyton cup with handle in the form of a lotus which emerges from the mouth of a symbolic monster mask or tao tieh
Légende
Rhyton cup with handle in the form of a lotus which emerges from the mouth of a symbolic monster mask or tao tieh, This mask with its part dragon, part bovine features was traditionally regarded as a warning against greed and was a familiar decorative motif on ancient Chinese bronze vessels. China. Chinese. Tang dynasty, AD 618 906.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ China House of Arts, New York
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A17_134
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
28,5Mo (1,3Mo) / 29,0cm x 24,6cm / 3428 x 2908 (300dpi)