Meiping Vase Analysis
Furthermore by getting details of the works you will give you a feel of the background of the works, and comparing them directly you will get a taste not only of the artistic styles of the time, but a taste of the Greek and the Chinese culture. This vase made up of stoneware, cizhuo type, with sgraffito to decoration. The Meiping vase was originally used as a wine vessel, but since the Song dynasty it became popular as a plum vase and got its name "Meiping". The pottery of the Geometric kratar is from the Dippylon cemetery in the Greek time period; with the size of 3’4 1/2'” located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. The Greek culture vase is modified as a funerary krater featuring a mourning and procession in honor the deceased.
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The Meiping vase has stoneware like clay body, which is brown in color. Onto this, a white slip was first painted, then a black slip. Next the potter would carve the designs through the black slip to reveal the white, and then a clear glaze would be applied, which, after firing, would allow the black and white design to show. This example is quite representative, and the bold, floral design on peonies and leaves is often seen. The peony motif is often seen in Chinese art, and is considered a symbol of royalty since the name of the peony in Chinese is a homophone for the word for wealth and …show more content…
The composition shows prosthesis; which a ritual in Greek who practice the dead, It shows the reasons it was made by showing the deceased laid upon a bier surrounded by members of his household and, at either side, mourners. For optimal clarity, the dead man is shown on his side, and the checkered shroud that would normally cover the body has been raised and regularized into a long rectangle with two projections. The zone below shows a procession of chariots and foot soldiers. Both of the vases have similarities based on the things the images shows. The geometric krater is a funerary scene and the Meiping vase has flowers which indicate a plum tree which can mean bring new life or new upbringings.
In conclusion, throughout history there has been remarkable art and proven facts that potters used techniques and reasons they create such vases. The Meiping small mouth neck vase was use to pick from a plum tree. In difference, the geometric krater used funerary scenes to remember the death of loved
The Meiping vase has stoneware like clay body, which is brown in color. Onto this, a white slip was first painted, then a black slip. Next the potter would carve the designs through the black slip to reveal the white, and then a clear glaze would be applied, which, after firing, would allow the black and white design to show. This example is quite representative, and the bold, floral design on peonies and leaves is often seen. The peony motif is often seen in Chinese art, and is considered a symbol of royalty since the name of the peony in Chinese is a homophone for the word for wealth and …show more content…
The composition shows prosthesis; which a ritual in Greek who practice the dead, It shows the reasons it was made by showing the deceased laid upon a bier surrounded by members of his household and, at either side, mourners. For optimal clarity, the dead man is shown on his side, and the checkered shroud that would normally cover the body has been raised and regularized into a long rectangle with two projections. The zone below shows a procession of chariots and foot soldiers. Both of the vases have similarities based on the things the images shows. The geometric krater is a funerary scene and the Meiping vase has flowers which indicate a plum tree which can mean bring new life or new upbringings.
In conclusion, throughout history there has been remarkable art and proven facts that potters used techniques and reasons they create such vases. The Meiping small mouth neck vase was use to pick from a plum tree. In difference, the geometric krater used funerary scenes to remember the death of loved