Chinese Double Lotus Base

Wide, drum-like and broad in the shoulder, with petals stacked in two confident rows.

This double lotus base is from China. It is marble. A double lotus base is typically made of two rows of petals, one facing up and one down, forming a seat or stand for a figure. Flat top disc with a braided border below it, then a band of rounded petals, a thin ridge and a deeper lower tier. Pale cream with honey-colored dirt gathered in the carved lines and a smooth, slightly worn foot. It is 4 inches high and 5.5 in diameter.

Steady proportions and no interest in being slim.