GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This pair of funerary vases is decorated with dragons on the shoulder. In Chinese belief, dragons are spirits of water, storms, and fertility.
Excerpt from
Dr. Anne Bromberg, The Cecil and Ida Green Curator of Ancient and Asian Art, DMA label copy (1975.33.1.A-B), June 2005.
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Image taken in gallery, no image in DMA databases.
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1975: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Roberta Coke Camp Estate [1]
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[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
This pair of funerary vases is decorated with dragons on the shoulder. In Chinese belief, dragons are spirits of water, storms, and fertility.
Excerpt from
Dr. Anne Bromberg, The Cecil and Ida Green Curator of Ancient and Asian Art, DMA label copy (1975.33.1.A-B), June 2005.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Image taken in gallery, no image in DMA databases.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1975: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Roberta Coke Camp Estate [1]
Notes:
The main source for this provenance is the object record card in the Collections Records object file.
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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