Harvard Art Museums > 1943.52.101: Ritual Food Vessel (Fang ding) with 'Taotie' 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"Ritual Food Vessel (Fang ding) with 'Taotie' Decor , 1943.52.101,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/203985. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. 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. 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 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
