Jar with mythical creatures and lotus-petal motif, Northern Wei dynasty, c. mid-5th century

Jar with mythical creatures and lotus-petal motif, Northern Wei dynasty, c. mid-5th century

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• Image Number: K1A002393N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Wei, Jin, Southern & Northern Dynasties (Six Dynasties)
• Category: Bronzes
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/Metal/Bronze
• Description:
  The mouth is decorated with sharp corner patterns. The neck is decorated with flame pattern. The belly is decorated with bird and animal patterns. The bottom is decorated with lotus petal pattern for two weeks. Two chi ears. The old collection of the Qing Palace was collected on page 51, page 26, of the volume of “Ancient Classic of the Western Qing Dynasty” and recorded as “Han Chi Er Zhi”.

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