"Lotus Root"

Object Details

• Artist

  Lu Wenxia (China, born 1966)

• Description

  Stoneware teapot made in the shape of a lotus root, with the body of the teapot made as the root of the tuber, and the handle made up of the shoots/stems and leaves (curled in a nighttime position). One end of the tuber ends in a pointed, ragged spout. A small lid sits on the top center of the tuber, and a small snail is the knob. Very detailed decoration, "art imitating nature". Stamp under body; stamps underneath lid.

• Inscriptions

  The name seals of the artist appear impressed in the base of the pot and on the underside of the lid.

  1. On base: seal (relief) - Lu Wenxia yin

• Provenance

  To 1995

  Garth Clark Gallery, New York City, to 1995

  From 1995

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from Garth Clark Gallery in 1995

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Connecting Stories at the National Museum of Asian Art (April 29, 2023 - ongoing)

  Gallery 26 Test Installation (September 8, 2022 to February 28, 2023)

  The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Garth Clark Gallery

• Origin

  Yixing, Jiangsu province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — funds provided by David and Lois Raphling

• Type

  Vessel

• On View

  Sackler Gallery 26: Connecting Stories at the National Museum of Asian Art

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• Date

  1990s

• Name

  Garth Clark Gallery

• Place

  Jiangsu province, Yixing, China

• Topic

  Tea, Contemporary Art, Art, Stoneware, Chinese Art, Ceramics, Lotus, Modern period (1912 - present), Yixing ware

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)

• On View

  Yes