home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Five Millennia of Chinese…es of a Spritual Journey
/
Five Millennia of Chinese Art: Images of a Spritual Journey.iso
/
museum
/
03
/
661.txt
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1994-11-28
|
615b
|
24 lines
White Monochrome Tsun
Vase with Bird Decor
Ming Dynasty
(A.D. 1368-1644)
Height: 24.1cm
Depth: 18.4cm
Mouth diameter: 7.3cm
This tsun vase mounted
on the back of a fowl is
imitative of archaic bronze
wine vessels. The tsun
portion is ornamented in
cleanly incised k'uei dragon
motives, with stylized
blades decorating the
throat and base. The
feathers and claws of the
bird are carved in low
relief. The piece as a
whole presents a delightful
composite of stately archaic
form and stylized animal
features combined with more
realistic elements.