Prunus Vase (Meiping) with Blossoming Lotus

late 1400s Diameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.) Source image
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According to 11th-century poet Zhou Dunyi, “all people like peonies, but I alone like the lotus because it emerges from the mud unstained.” The lotus is a symbol of purity and popular among Chinese literati and in Buddhism. This vase shows lotus flowers rising from the water’s...

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