VesselsChinese11th-10th century BCE

Covered Ritual Food Cooking Vessel (Gui) with Four Columnar Legs and Four Handles

late 11th-early 10th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. with cover 26.2 cm x W. max. 26.5 cm x Diam. mouth 18.8 cm (10 5/16 x 10 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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