Sichuan Museum

四川博物院

宋芙蓉花金盏

Special collection

Marigold with hibiscus of Song Dynasty

The diameter is 9 cm and the height is 4.8 cm

Open, deep bellied, trumpet shaped. In the upper part of the bowl wall, the eight petals are overlapped in a clockwise direction, while the lower part is overlapped in a reverse direction. The bottom of the bowl is carved with stamens and three petals. Its vivid image, like a blooming hibiscus flower.

It was unearthed in Wenxing commune, Anxian County, Sichuan Province in 1973.