Vase in the Form of a Cong

14th century (Yuan dynasty)

7.5 cm 18.8 cm 7.4 cm

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Reverence for the past permeated many aspects of life in China through the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). This ceramic vase expresses this reverence through conscious and meaningful adoption and adaptation of the ancient form of the cong.

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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