Chinese Base with Ry Yi and Stylized Lotus Motif

Lobed, dark stand with chunky scroll feet and a heavy, sculpted skirt.

This mahogany base with a ruyi and stylized lotus motif is from China. The lotus is a common motif in Chinese and Buddhist art and is generally seen as a symbol of purity, rising clean from muddy water. In the photo, a broad round top with a scalloped edge sits above a thick apron shaped into bulging lobes and curled brackets. The feet are rounded scrolls. The surface is dark and matte, with gray brown tones in the carved hollows. It is 2.25 inches high and 7.5 in diameter.

Heavy in the hips and perfectly proud of it.