VesselsChinese14th-11th century BCE

'Jia' Ritual Wine Vessel with a Decorative Band of Dragons against a Leiwen Background

14th-11th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze with greenish patina; with inscription cast on the interior

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

14th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 25.7 x W. 19.0 x Diam. 15.4 cm (10 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 6 1/16 in.) Weight 2523.11 g

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, January 28, 1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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