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Sonnet on a Chinese Vase
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Title
Sonnet on a Chinese Vase
The Messenger Volume 55. No. 5 1929
Sonnet on a Chinese Vase by Alice Richardson
Description
A short poem written by Alice Richardson that describes the decoration adorning a Chinese vase, specifically the serpent dragon. Richardson notes that serpents play a positive role in Chinese culture history that is betrayed on the Chinese vase, as it is shown to be monstrous, ugly, and gaudy. Similarly to the poem "The Song of the 'Chinese Nightingale'", this poem sheds light on Chinese culture in a respectable way, highlighting its important images and artistic techniques showing that the author, a Westhampton College woman, has an interest in Chinese culture.
Creator
Source
Virginia Baptist Historical Society
Richmond, VA
Date
1929
Contributor
Caroline Weber
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Citation
Catherine Branch, “Sonnet on a Chinese Vase,” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed January 13, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/71.