https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/73201/fullWall plaque of a baluster vase with lotus and bat design and cicada motif on necklate 18th-19th century[com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@15ab5]com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.RecordXPerson@15ab5Carved red cinnabar lacquer, with fitted flat brass back on standBaluster vase plaque divided into four decorative sections and finished at the bottom with a somewhat ornate wooden stand. The pronounced decoration of each section is set against a repeating stylized pattern that differs for each section. The pronounced motif for each section is as follows from top to bottom, respectively. A partly repeating stylized v-shaped pattern surrounds the neck that exhibits S-shaped brass side handles. A repeating cicada motif circles the upper body of the vase. An array of lotus blossoms and bats adorn the central body of the piece. The lowest section of the body is decorated with lotus blossoms playing against a stylized motif.com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@65https://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/14856/rdf