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.
- Previous custodian or owner
- Yamanaka and Co. 山中商会 (1917-1965)
- 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.
- Date
- ca. 1100 BCE
- Period
- Late Shang dynasty
- Origin
- Anyang, probably Henan province, China
- Topic
- dragon
- elephant
- Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
- Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)
- wine
- mask
- China
- Chinese Art
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- On View
- Sackler Gallery 23a: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings
- 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
Related Object Groups
3D Model