Flask with the “Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism”
Various motifs of longevity on this flask suggest that it was designed for an important elder’s birthday. The medallion in the center of the front and back is the stylized character for longevity (shou 壽). Eight motifs surrounding the shou character are attributes of the Eight...
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William T. or Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1896; bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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en
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