Harvard Art Museums > 1943.52.91: 'Gong' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Animal, Bird, and '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"'Gong' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Animal, Bird, and 'Taotie' Decor , 1943.52.91,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204311. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.52.91 Title 'Gong' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Animal, Bird, and 'Taotie' Decor Other Titles Original Language Title: 觥 Alternate Title: 'guang' Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date early Western Zhou period, mid 11th-early 10th century 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/204311 Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze; with inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover Dimensions H. 29.1 x L. 32.6 x W. 12.1 cm (11 7/16 x 12 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: inscription Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.52.91 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 653 Yumiko Suefusa, "In Shū seidō iki no bi—jikō no kikei to sōshoku" ["Yin and Chou Bronzes with Special Reference to Ssü-kuang Type Receptacles"], Kobijutsu, No. 55, pp. 29-61, March 1978, p. 41, no. 39 Exhibition History China in Twelve Artworks, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/23/2016 - 05/08/2016 Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/15/2023 - 01/14/2024 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
