Ritual wine warmer with taotie
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Period
ca. early 11th century BCE -
Geography
Anyang, Henan province, China -
Material
Bronze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 24.9 x 22.6 x 13.7 cm (9 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 5 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
F1925.3 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1925.3
Object Details
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Description
Ceremonial wine vessel, type chueh. Surface: variable apple green and bluish patina; traces of earthy incrustation; pin hole in bottom; tips of the three legs repaired. Decoration: cast in low and incised relief; flanges strongly projecting. -
Provenance
1925Parish-Watson Company, New York 1925 [1]From 1925Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Parish-Watson Company, New York in the spring of 1925 [2]Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)Chinese Art (February 18, 1983 to April 1, 1987)Chinese Art (June 15, 1982 to September 24, 1982)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 Art, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to February 25, 1956)Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1945 (January 9, 1945 to August 20, 1955)Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1944 (December 13, 1944 to May 7, 1946)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork, 1943 (March 22, 1943 to December 13, 1944)Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Metalwork (March 14, 1931 to March 22, 1943)Chinese Jades and Bronze, East Corridor (November 19, 1923 to March 14, 1931) -
Previous custodian or owner
Parish-Watson Company -
Origin
Anyang, Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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