Object Details
- Description
- Ceremonial covered vessel, type huo, in the form of an elephant. Wooden stand. Surface: a light green patina. Decoration: cast in low relief; final in the round.
- Provenance
- To 1936
- Yamanaka and Company, Boston. [1]
- From 1936
- Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Yamanaka and Company, Boston. [2]
- Notes:
- [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
- [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 Bronzes (May 9, 1993 to February 10, 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)
- Chinese Bronze, Jade, Marble (March 1, 1957 to January 1, 1963)
- Centennial Exhibition, Galleries 14 and 15 (February 25, 1956 to March 1, 1957)
- Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Art, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to February 25, 1956)
- Untitled Exhibition, Ancient Chinese Jade and Bronze (August 26, 1955 to October 25, 1955)
- 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)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)
- Date
- ca. 1100 BCE
- Period
- Late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period
- Origin
- Anyang, probably Henan province, China
- Topic
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- dragon
- elephant
- Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
- Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)
- wine
- mask
- China
- Chinese Art
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- Data Source
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Accession Number
- F1936.6a-b
- Type
- Vessel
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 17.2 x 10.7 x 21.4 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/16 x 8 7/16 in)
- Record ID
- fsg_F1936.6a-b
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