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