Height: 27.000
cm
Diameter: 11.400 cm (at
mouth)
Asia JA 1992.1-28.3
Bronze flower vase
From Japan
Edo period,
17th-18th century AD
This vase is roughly modelled on the type of Chinese bronze wine vessel called a hu. It has the shishi (leonine creature) head ring handles together with the linked-key band at the neck found on Chinese originals. However, the Chinese taotie (monster faces) on the body are less severe than on ancient Chinese bronzes, and the heart-shaped pierced 'boar's eye' motifs and the waves of the sea are a wholly Japanese innovation.
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