Voet van drinkvat van koning van Candi Possibly 1786

This is Jan Brande's drawing of the foot of a drinking vessel, likely made in the late 18th or early 19th century. Observe how the tiered, lotus-like form supports a central structure. The lotus, particularly, resonates across time and space as a symbol of purity, spiritual awakening, and rebirth. Here, the lotus motif supporting a vessel transforms a mundane object into a potent symbol of royalty and divinity. We see echoes of this symbolic language in ancient Egyptian art, where the lotus was associated with the sun god Ra and the act of creation. The flower’s unfolding petals suggest emergence from the primordial waters, a concept deeply embedded in the collective unconscious. From pharaonic Egypt to the courts of Candi, the lotus silently transmits a powerful message of life's cyclical nature.