Ritual wine ewer (gong) with masks (taotie) and dragons

Historical period(s)
middle or late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 18 Ɨ 19.5 Ɨ 9 cm (7 1/16 Ɨ 7 11/16 Ɨ 3 9/16 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1987.279a-b
On View Location
Sackler Gallery 23a: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Vessel
Type

Ritual vessel: gong

Keywords
Anyang period (ca. 1300 - ca. 1050 BCE), China, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE), wine
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Daniel Shapiro. Ancient Chinese Bronzes: A Personal Appreciation. .
  • Xi Mengcao. Haiwai guizhen teji: Zhongguo qiqi [Chinese Treasures Overseas, a special collection at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]. no. 71, July 1991. pp. 58 -74.
  • Dawn Ho Delbanco. Art from Ritual: Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Exh. cat. Washington. cat. 19, pp. 62-63.
  • Along the Silk Road. p. 110, fig. 6.2.
  • et al. Asian Art in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: The Inaugural Gift. Washington, 1987. cat. 105, pp. 160-161.
  • Robert W. Bagley. Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections: Volume 1 of Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. vol. 1, Washington and Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987. cat. 73, pp. 412-415.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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