Ritual wine vessel (jue)

Object Details

• Description

  Decorations cast in relief and intaglio; grey-green patina with flecks of cuprite; four-character inscription under handle.

• Inscriptions

  four-character inscription under handle.

• Provenance

  To 1954

  J. T. Tai & Co., New York, New York. [1]

  From 1954

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from J. T. Tai & Co., New York, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)

  Chinese Art (March 15, 1982 to June 15, 1982)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

  Chinese Bronze, Jade, Marble (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)

  Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)

  Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)

  Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to February 25, 1956)

  Special Exhibition, Chinese Art (April 20, 1954 to November 16, 1954)

  Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)

• Previous custodian or owner

  J. T. Tai & Co. (established in 1950)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  BCE 1000s

• Name

  J. T. Tai & Co.

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Bronze, Art, Animals, Inscriptions, Sculpture, Chinese Art, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE), Masks, Metal-work

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)