Basin with turtles and fish 14th century Unidentified The design of this vessel reflects the fourteenth-century antiquarian taste. This type of water basin can be traced back to the Shang dynasty (ca. 1600-1046 B.C.), but the vessels design is based on a woodblock illustration in the 12th-century Xuanhe Bogutu, a catalogue of Song-dynasty imperial collection. The design of turtles and fish allude to the legend of a turtle that emerged from the Luo River bearing a divine book on its carapace. The vessel most likely functioned as a decorative piece in a scholars study meant to demonstrate the owners appreciation for antiquity.. Basin with turtles and fish. Unidentified Artist, Chinese, 14th century. China. 14th century. Bronze. Yuan (1271-1368) to early Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Metalwork

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Basin with turtles and fish 14th century Unidentified The design of this vessel reflects the fourteenth-century antiquarian taste. This type of water basin can be traced back to the Shang dynasty (ca. 1600-1046 B.C.), but the vessels design is based on a woodblock illustration in the 12th-century Xuanhe Bogutu, a catalogue of Song-dynasty imperial collection. The design of turtles and fish allude to the legend of a turtle that emerged from the Luo River bearing a divine book on its carapace. The vessel most likely functioned as a decorative piece in a scholars study meant to demonstrate the owners appreciation for antiquity.. Basin with turtles and fish. Unidentified Artist, Chinese, 14th century. China. 14th century. Bronze. Yuan (1271-1368) to early Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Metalwork

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