Chinese Double Lotus Base

A softly worn block with a looping vine pattern under its smooth top disc.

This double lotus base is from China. It is marble. In China, carved stone bases and pedestals were made to support statues, vessels and ritual objects, and lotus petals are among the most common decorations. Scrolling leaf line sits above a row of rounded petals, then a narrow ridged neck and a second tier. The lower border is faint and the foot shows a rough, uneven edge on the pale surface. It is 6 inches high and 7.25 in diameter.

Well-worn, but the vines are still going strong.