Harvard Art Museums > 1959.49: 'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' and Stylized Dragon Decor Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' and Stylized Dragon Decor , 1959.49,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/203272. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.49 Title 'Gu' Ritual Wine Vessel with 'Taotie' and Stylized Dragon Decor Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 13th-12th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/203272 Location Location Level 2, Room 2600, East Asian Art, East Asian Painting and Decorative Arts View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze Dimensions H. 27.5 x Diam. 16 cm (10 13/16 x 6 5/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mrs. Frederick B. Jennings, Ipswich, MA (by 1959), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederick B. Jennings Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.49 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/08/2024 - 06/01/2025 Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2022 - 08/14/2022 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
