6" Blue White Foo Dog Lion Graphic Small Porcelain Gourd Shape Vase GB394S Painting Embroidery This couplet is rich with

This couplet is rich with "literary" imagery that elevates simple ritual acts into a form of art and blessing:

The paint is heavily distressed

unfinished interior

5" thickness1 " Origin:      China  Material:   Wood  Condition: Natural wood imperfection and marks

this statue depicts a small Lohon monk engrossed in holding a drawing pen

6" Blue White Foo Dog Lion Graphic Small Porcelain Gourd Shape Vase GB394S Painting Embroidery This couplet is rich withThis charming double gourd porcelain vase features a vibrant, hand painted scene of Buddhist Lions (Foo Dogs) amidst stylized swirling clouds. Rendered in a classic palette of underglaze blue and iron red, the lions are depicted with expressive, whimsical faces and dynamic poses that wrap around the curvaceous body of the vessel. The double gourd shape, a traditional symbol of longevity and good fortune in Chinese culture, provides a graceful