Vase with Lions and Tasseled Balls
This vase's cylindrical body and flared neck depict nine lions playing with brocaded balls with waving tassels, a reoccurring subject of Chinese Buddhism. The sky is spotted with scrolling flames as the lions are supported on the banks of scrolled clouds. The slopped shoulders...
Artifact
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id
16536
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_49.1527_SideB_BW_PL90.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_49.1527_SideB_BW_PL90.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_49.1527_SideB_BW_PL90.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/49.1527 |