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Funerary Urn (Hunping)

Funerary Urn (Hunping). Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm); W. 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm). One modern theory about the use of this elaborately modeled urn is that it may have been intended to serve as an eternal dwelling place for the soul of the deceased. It is topped with a heavenly palatial structure held aloft by a flock of birds. Auspicious animals, including an elephant and a deer, surround the palace. To ensure its efficacy, this Daoist vision of paradise is ringed with a row of Buddhas seated in meditation on lion thrones with lotus petals. These are among the earliest Buddhist images known in China, and their presence on this vessel indicates how Buddhism was gradually integrated into indigenous belief systems.
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Title: Funerary Urn (Hunping)
Caption: Funerary Urn (Hunping). Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 17 7/8 in. (45.4 cm); W. 11 15/16 in. (30.3 cm). One modern theory about the use of this elaborately modeled urn is that it may have been intended to serve as an eternal dwelling place for the soul of the deceased. It is topped with a heavenly palatial structure held aloft by a flock of birds. Auspicious animals, including an elephant and a deer, surround the palace. To ensure its efficacy, this Daoist vision of paradise is ringed with a row of Buddhas seated in meditation on lion thrones with lotus petals. These are among the earliest Buddhist images known in China, and their presence on this vessel indicates how Buddhism was gradually integrated into indigenous belief systems.
Technique/material: Stoneware with olive green glaze (Yue ware)
Period: Western Jin dynasty (265-316)
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
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Image size: 3176 × 4094 px | 37.2 MB
Print size: 26.9 × 34.7 cm | 1250.4 × 1611.8 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ASIA • ASIAN ART • CERAMICS • CHINA • GLAZE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • POTTERY • STONEWARE WITH OLIVE GREEN GLAZE (YUE WARE) • STONEWARE • URNS • VESSELS • WESTERN JIN DYNASTY (265-316) • YUE WARE