Celadon Tripod Washer with Animal Feet and Stamped Buddhist Decoration

Washer (xi) is one of the main daily-use vessels, similar to a basin today. This one comes from the Yue kiln of the south, which adopted the pattern and shape from bronze ware and is a popular style in Western Jin period. Use of Buddhist motif reflects the widespread popularity of Buddhism during in Western Jin. Stamped decoration is one of the decoration techniques on porcelain. It involved making models and then luting them onto the vessel to achieve a three dimensional effect.