Longneck flower vase with tubular handles late 12th–13th century China This vase elegantly reinterprets the form and décor of archaic bronzes. Its broad body, narrow neck, and tubular handles are loosely based on a Shang dynasty bronze wine container, while its elongated neck is inspired by a contemporary ceramic design. This change of form better serves its functional transformation from a ritual wine container to a flower vase. A prominent feature of the décor, the four bladelike lappets, also derive from Shang bronzes, but they exist as independent motifs that float free of the vessel shape
Longneck flower vase with tubular handles late 12th–13th century China This vase elegantly reinterprets the form and décor of archaic bronzes. Its broad body, narrow neck, and tubular handles are loosely based on a Shang dynasty bronze wine container, while its elongated neck is inspired by a contemporary ceramic design. This change of form better serves its functional transformation from a ritual wine container to a flower vase. A prominent feature of the décor, the four bladelike lappets, also derive from Shang bronzes, but they exist as independent motifs that float free of the vessel shape. Such vases mark the moment when artists began to reinterpret archaic bronze designs during the late 12th to 13th Longneck flower vase with tubular handles. China. late 12th–13th century. Copper alloy. Song (960–1279)–Yuan (1271–1368) dynasty. Metalwork
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