Jar (Hu), 202 BC-AD 9, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtInstead of depicting a real landscape, th
Jar (Hu), 202 BC-AD 9, Cleveland Museum of Art: Chinese ArtInstead of depicting a real landscape, the artist focused on the rhythmic forces of nature and the movement of energy, using the scrolling form as a symbol common to all changes in nature: cloud vapors, waves, and mountains alike. Here a dragon hovers among sweeping scrolls.Size: Overall: 48.2 cm (19 in.)Medium: earthenware with slip and painted decorationhttps://clevelandart.org/art/1989.15 -- source link
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