VesselsChinese5th-4th century BCE

Small 'Pou' Jar with Openwork Decoration of Interlaced Dragons and with Two Serpentine Handles

5th-4th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Inlaid

Medium

Bronze with openwork decoration and with inlays of turquoise and malachite. Reportedly unearthed in 1911 in the vicinity of Xi'an, Shaanxi province

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 9.7 x W. 12.4 x Diam 9.9 cm (3 13/16 x 4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[Ton-Ying & Co., New York, November 12, 1935] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1935-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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