Lotus and crane pot

Detail

Name of object: Lianhe Fanghu

Date: Spring and Autumn period

Object Specification: Tonggao 117 cm, mouth length 30.5 cm, mouth width 24.9 cm

Unearthed time: 1923

Unearthed place: Henan Xinzheng Lijialou Zhengda cemetery unearthed

The body of the lotus-and-crane pot is full of the traditional patterns of Strangeness And Strangeness, which Give People Nameless oppression and almost suffocation. It is the second layer of parallel Lotus petals on the cover of the pot, with plants as the pattern, the former in the Qin and Han dynasties, has only seen one example. In the center of the Lotus Petal, a white crane with fresh and elegant wings, a single foot, and a tiny beak, is a symbol of the spirit of the Times. This crane is beginning to break through the barriers of the ancient times, is filled with ambition, above all, trample on the tradition at its feet, and want to fly higher and farther. When it emerged from the semi-mythical period of Yin and Zhou in the early spring and Autumn Period, all social conditions and spiritual culture were shown as they really were.