Detail View: National Palace English: Bamboo water holder in lotus style
|
Work ID:
|
M01P00021
|
|
Title:
|
Bamboo water holder in lotus style
|
|
Creation Date:
|
Qing Dynasty
|
|
Start Year Date:
|
A.D.1644
|
|
End Year Date:
|
A.D.1911
|
|
Dynasty:
|
63 Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644~1911)
|
|
Creation Place:
|
China
|
|
Measurements:
|
Length: 11.4 cm; Width: 7.2 cm; Height: 4.2 cm
|
|
Material:
|
Bamboo
|
|
Form:
|
Shui cheng (water container)
|
|
Type:
|
Wood and Bamboo Carvings
|
|
Subject:
|
Flowers and Plants
|
|
Repository:
|
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
|
|
Description:
|
This water holder is carved from a piece of bamboo root unearthed from the ground. The bamboo is carved into the shape of a rolled up lotus leaf whose body is curved back to form a tunnel-looking end. The lower part of the holder is attached to a chased lotus flower; the lotus seeds in the flower center are clearly identifiable. This water holder was appreciated by the literati more as an art object than as a functional object.
|
|
ImageV ID:
|
M01P00021AS001
|
|
Rights:
|
Lee & Lee Communications
|