Bowl

Bowl. Hemispherical with slightly everted lip; brown patina with areas of malachite and earthy incrustation. Flat horizontal handle welded on one side; on handle stands a mule cast in the round.

Historical period(s)
Possibly Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in)
Geography
China, Inner Mongolia/Ordos
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1946.18a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
China, Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE), mule
Provenance

To 1946
Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York. [1]

From 1946
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Vladimir G. Simkhovitch, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Vladimir G. Simkhovitch

Description

Bowl. Hemispherical with slightly everted lip; brown patina with areas of malachite and earthy incrustation. Flat horizontal handle welded on one side; on handle stands a mule cast in the round.

Published References
  • Olov R. T. Janse. L'Empire des Stepps et les Relations entre l'Europe et l'Extreme-Orient dans I'antiquite. vol. 9. .
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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