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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1944.57.27
Title
Ritual Wine Vessel (Gu) with "Taotie" and Stylized Dragon Decor
Other Titles
Alternate Title: ku
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/204163

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze; with integrally cast inscription inside the footring
Dimensions
H. 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous gift
Accession Year
1944
Object Number
1944.57.27
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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 503

Exhibition History

  • Ancient Chinese Metal Technology, Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Cambridge, 04/29/1977 - 10/30/1977

Verification Level

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