Vase

anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1600

This exceptional and rare vase was once part of a set from the grave of a highly placed person. Daoist motifs are carved in relief on both the lid and the vase itself. The lid features flying cranes and clouds. Also depicted are the Eight Daoist Immortals crossing the sea. Together they symbolize happiness, good fortune, and eternal life.

  • Artwork typevase, sculpture
  • Object numberAK-MAK-88
  • Dimensionsheight 47 cm x diameter 30.6 cm x weight 12.6 kg
  • Physical characteristicslimestone

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Vase
    • Lidded vase with the immortals

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-88

  • Description

    Vaas met deksel; afbeelding van de Acht Onsterfelijken (Pa Hsien) in bas-reliëf en verder o.a. kraanvogels en phoenixen.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. 1500 - c. 1600

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    limestone

  • Dimensions

    height 47 cm x diameter 30.6 cm x weight 12.6 kg

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Jacques Aalderink, Amsterdam, 1941)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Jacques Aalderink, Amsterdam, fl. 600, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1941;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • A. Paludan, Chronicle of the Chinese Emperors : The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial China, London 1998, p. 178-180.

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