Jakabffy Imre szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 13. (Budapest, 1971)

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b. Cloisonné vase from 1

1 u- first half of 16th century. IL: 34.8 cm. Purchase, inv. nr.: 69.43. The shape is simple in a sturdy way. Aller a narrow footing, the lower part flares out then converging to a narrow neck ending in a large mouth. The vase is of cast bronze. The hase has a fourcharacter mark: Ching-tai men chili, fitted lo the vase — probably — in the laic I ;th or early 18th century.' The decoration of it with lotus scrolls can be said to be characteristic of ihe .Ming period although it was also widely used in the Ch'ing period in a modified form, lint the adoptation of it ;is a decorative motive reaches hack to the centuries preceding the Ming period, in this latter lime ihe loins scrolls are already a unification of the proper lotus and peony motives. In this combination they represent a rallier common scheme of decoration, often used — besides the cloisonnés — also lor the decoration of porcelain and lacquers. For the reason of ihe wide use of il, we cannot be sure to say thai all the pieces decorated with these motives had been made exclusively for Buddhist temples or Buddhist ceremonies. More likely, they represent a popular kind of decoration as far as the lő—

16th centuries are concerned.