Shallow dish with incised floral medallions and molded lotus petals / Kiln Unknown, Vietnam
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- Accession Number
- 1991/1.98
- Title
- Shallow dish with incised floral medallions and molded lotus petals
- Artist
- Kiln Unknown, Vietnam
- Artist Nationality
- Vietnamese
- Medium and Support
- stoneware, unglazed
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Vietnam (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Vietnam (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Helmut Stern
- Dimensions
- 2 cm x 10.4 cm x 10.4 cm (13/16 in. x 4 1/8 in. x 4 1/8 in.)
- Century
- 16th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- dish
- Physical Description
- A nearly flat, large, shallow stoneware dish, the interior with a delicately incised floral scroll pattern, and the upturmed rim adorned with robustly modelled lotus petals, all on a broad and secure foot.
- Subject Matter
- The lotus petals that adorn the rim of this broad, flat plate are symbolic in Buddhism of purity, suggesting that the plate may have been used in Buddhist rituals. The dominant religion in Vietnam for much of its history has been Theravada Buddhism.
- Primary Keywords
- dishes
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 656 x 368
- File Size
- 22 KB
- Record
- 1991/1.98
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"Shallow dish with incised floral medallions and molded lotus petals; Kiln Unknown, Vietnam." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1991-sl-1.98/1991_1.98.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
