Ritual wine container (you) with dragons, birds, and bovine heads

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Object Details

Description

Ceremonial vessel with a cover; type yu. Surface: a green patina, with areas of brownish red. Decoration: in relief.

Provenance

To 1930

C. T. Loo & Company, New York to 1930 [1]

From 1930

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from C. T. Loo & Company, New York in 1930 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes (November 20, 2010 to January 3, 2016)

Chinese Metalwork (May 9, 1993 to March 21, 1997)

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 (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

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

Special Exhibition—Chinese Bronzes (November 1, 1961 to March 23, 1962)

Untitled Exhibition, Chinese Art, 1955 (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)

Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1946 (May 7, 1946 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)

Untitled Exhibition, Shahnama and Chinese Art (March 24, 1930 to May 5, 1933)

Previous custodian or owner

C. T. Loo & Company (1914-1948)

Credit Line

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Date

ca. 1050 BCE

Period

Late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period, or early Western Zhou period

Accession Number

F1930.26a-b

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Vessel

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

H x W x D: 50.8 × 32.1 × 35.9 cm (20 × 12 5/8 × 14 1/8 in)

Origin

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

casting

metal

bronze

bird

buffalo

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)

wine

cicada

China

Chinese Art

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f289d81e-ab91-4d07-9857-1e1ef243577c

Record ID

fsg_F1930.26a-b