VesselsChinese10th century BCE

'You' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Decoration of Confronting Birds

mid Western Zhou period, 10th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with blackish patina; with dedicatory inscription by Lady Geng Ying cast on both the vessel floor and lid interior

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 29 x W. 18.8 x D. 17.7 cm (11 7/16 x 7 3/8 x 6 15/16 in.)

Provenance

[C. T. Loo & Co., New York, March 17, 1942] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1942-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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