Vase
81-23-92A
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 81-23-92A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Date Made | 19th Century |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rock Crystal |
| Iconography | Qilin | Lion | Phoenix | Crane | Lotus |
| Description | A rock crystal (A) vase with (B) cover and ring handles with a fitted wooden (C) stand. There is a lion finial on the cover. The vase is surrounded by a reticulated manchurian crane and lotus. Qilin (mythical beast) breathing out vapor. On the obverse there is a phoenix. Lion heads with protruding tongues on the vases shoulders. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Addams, 1981 |
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