1943.52.101: Ritual Food Vessel (Fang ding) with 'Taotie' Decor

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1943.52.101

Title

Ritual Food Vessel (Fang ding) with 'Taotie' Decor

Other Titles

Alternate Title: fang ting

Classification

Vessels

Work Type

vessel

Date

11th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/203985

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Cast bronze with green patina; with an inscription on the interior

Dimensions

27 x 22.2 x 17.6 cm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 6 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: inscription
• inscription: Inscribed with a three-character dedication, reading "Ko Fu Chia" (Ko Father Chia)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.52.101

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Chen Mengjia, Yin Zhou qingtongqi fenlei tulu (A corpus of Chinese bronzes in American Collections), Kyuko Shoin (Tokyo, Japan, 1977), A 056

Exhibition History

• S427: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008
• Earthly Delights: 6,000 Years of Asian Ceramics, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2022 - 08/14/2022

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