Bell (bo) with felines and dragons; probably from a set of four

Historical period(s)
late Spring and Autumn period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 550-500 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 41 x 31 x 24.4 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/16 x 9 5/8 in)
Geography
China, Shanxi province, State of Jin, Houma foundry
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1987.287
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Musical Instrument
Type

Bell

Keywords
cat, China, dragon, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE), Spring and Autumn period (770 - 476 BCE)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Thomas Lawton. New Perspectives on Chu culture during the Eastern Zhou Period. Washington and Princeton, 1991. pp. 63-64, fig. 15.
  • Dawn Ho Delbanco. Art from Ritual: Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Exh. cat. Washington. cat. 62, pp. 148-149.
  • et al. Asian Art in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery: The Inaugural Gift. Washington, 1987. cat. 151, p. 227.
  • Jenny F. So. Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, vol. 3 New York, 1995. cat. 77, pp. 372-377.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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