Ritual food container (Yu)

Historical period(s)
Western Zhou dynasty, 9th century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 16.5 x 24.4 x 24.4 cm (6 1/2 x 9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1987.353
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Vessel
Type

Ritual vessel: yu

Keywords
casting, China, food, Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE), WWII-era provenance
Provenance

1970
Sale, London, Sotheby and Co., Catalogue of important archaic bronzes sculpture and ceramics, July 14, 1970, lot 51 [1]

To 1975
J.T. Tai & Co., Inc., New York, NY [2]

1975-1987
The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, purchased from J.T. Tai & Co., Inc., New York, NY [3]

From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation

Notes:

[1] See Arthur M. Sackler Foundation documentation, copy in object file.

[2] The dealer number is YT 5920. See invoice from J.T. Tai & Co., Inc., dated May 12, 1975, copy in object file.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

J.T. Tai & Co. established in 1950
Arthur M. Sackler Foundation founded 1965

Published References
  • Jessica Rawson. Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. 2 Washington and Cambridge, Massachusetts. cat. 63, pp. 474-475.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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