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Twin-bodied bottle gourd vase
Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, United States
The bottle gourd contains many seeds and is, therefore, a natural symbol for many sons. Gourds of various sizes, representing "ceaseless generations of sons and grandsons" (guadie mianmian, zisun wandai) are attached to the plant's long stems.
HIDDEN MEANING: May you have ceaseless generations of sons and grandsons (zisun wandai)!
Details
- Title: Twin-bodied bottle gourd vase
- Location Created: China; Jiangxi province
- Physical Dimensions: H. 8 in x Diam. 5 in, H. 20.3 cm x Diam. 12.7 cm
- Rights: Public Domain
- Medium: Porcelain with crackled glaze
- Credit Line: Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P2291
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