Chinese Base with Double Lotus Motif (Medium)

Petals above, beads at the waist, and a skirt of more petals below.

This medium base with double lotus motif is from China. The lotus is widely used in Chinese and Buddhist art, where it generally stands for purity because the flower rises clean from muddy water. Low round stand with a shallow top within a scalloped petal edge, then a neat row of beads, and a flared skirt of long, rounded leaves. The finish is dark and glossy with rubbed red highlights. It is 1.88 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

Patient craftsmanship, repeated all the way around.