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Lot Essay
The lotus, he is a homonym for 'peace' and the ear of grain, sui is homonymous with the word for 'year'. Together they signify the wish for living harmoniously year after year.
Although rising from a muddy pond, lotus blossoms have long been noted for their uncontaminated beauty representing the pure and elevated character of the virtuous gentleman. The theme appealed greatly to the literati during the late Ming and was used on a variety of scholar's objects.
Compare a lotus form cup with the stalks similarly bound together by a ribbon to form the handle from the Paul and Helen Bernat Collection sold at Christie's New York, 2 December 1993, lot 9 and again 22 March 2007, lot 146.
Although rising from a muddy pond, lotus blossoms have long been noted for their uncontaminated beauty representing the pure and elevated character of the virtuous gentleman. The theme appealed greatly to the literati during the late Ming and was used on a variety of scholar's objects.
Compare a lotus form cup with the stalks similarly bound together by a ribbon to form the handle from the Paul and Helen Bernat Collection sold at Christie's New York, 2 December 1993, lot 9 and again 22 March 2007, lot 146.