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Through the Dynasties · TH9
Sui
581–619 · Twin vases and white porcelain: new forms from a brief dynasty
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Reunification and the Grand Canal integration
Mural guide
On a riverside rock, a white twin-bodied vase with dragon handles stands beside a Buddhist shrine hung with bells, with a model boat with cabin and figures nearby and a many-arched stone bridge spanning the water beyond, among sailing boats. Vase, boat and bridge evoke Sui's linking of north and south by canal.
