Chinese Base with Triple Lotus Motif (Large)

A tall flower-cup stand, petals stacked up like a small tower of green leaves.

This large base with triple lotus motif is from China. Mahogany is a dense, reddish hardwood, and its even grain allows relief carving of petals and curves to be cut crisply and polished. Round stand with layers of overlapping pointed petals forming a cup on top, set above a bead ring and a rounded base with a second tier of petals. The finish is dark reddish brown, slightly scuffed. It is 2 inches high and 3.75 in diameter.

Neatly layered, like an enthusiastic hand-folded origami.