VesselsChinese13th-11th century BCE

'Yu' Ritual Food Vessel with 'Taotie' and Striding 'Kui'-Dragon Decor

13th-11th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Cast bronze; with inscription cast on the vessel floor

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

13th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 19.3 x Diam. 26.6 cm (7 5/8 x 10 1/2 in.) Weight 4637.98 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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