Yueyao burial urn

Stoneware, glazed
Yue ware
Zhejiang or Jiangsu, eastern China
Western or Eastern Jin dynasty, 3rd or 4th c

Inv. CA-CFC.372

Burial urn

This funerary urn was a symbolic resting place for the spirit of the deceased. On the low floor, figures seated in pairs, cross-legged images of the Buddha, in a pose of meditation. These Buddhas are a sign of the early integration of Buddhism into China.

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