Deity Amitajus
19th (?) century
Castle Museum in Łańcut
Part of the collection: Orient
Large vase on a long round foot to which a spherical belly is attached with a high expanding cup-shaped neck. Decoration on the belly of the vessel depicts in relief three mythical Feng - huang na tle obłoków, birds against a background of clouds, between peach trees - the trees of the Immortals. Around the neck of the vase there is a decorative entwined artistically modeled dragon, cast separately. On the foot, engraved trail of meander and lanceolate leaves around the upper edge of the neck. Between the foot and the bowl there is a metal plate, smooth on the inside and with relief decoration on the bottom - 2 cranes over a pine tree. The vase consists of four separately cast parts. China, the second half of the XIX century.
Author / creator
Dimensions
height: 56.2 cm
Object type
Orient
Technique
carving, cast
Material
bronze
Creation time / dating
Creation / finding place
Owner
Castle Museum in Łańcut
Identification number
Location / status
unknown
19th (?) century
Castle Museum in Łańcut
unknown
18th century
Castle Museum in Łańcut
unknown
18th century
Castle Museum in Łańcut
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