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Ritual wine ewer (gong) with masks (taotie), dragons, and real animals

Object Details

Description
Ewer with design that incorporates many stylized birds and animals. No inscription.
Previous custodian or owner
Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer ((1875-1959) and (1887-1970))
Provenance
From at least 1926 to 1961
Eugene Meyer (1875-1959) and Agnes E. Meyer (1887-1970), Washington, DC, and Mt. Kisco, NY, from at least 1926 [1]
From 1961
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer in 1961 [2]
Notes:
[1] See H. d'Ardenne de Tizac, L'Art Chinois Classique (Paris: Henri Laurens, 1926), p. 25, pls. 6-7.
[2] See Agnes Meyer's Deed of Gift, dated December 21, 1961, copy in object file.
Date
ca. 1100-1050 BCE
Period
Probably late Shang dynasty
Origin
China
Topic
animal
Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)
wine
China
Chinese Art
taotie
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Credit Line
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
F1961.33a-b
Type
Vessel
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 32.2 × 32.2 × 15.7 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 × 6 3/16 in)
Record ID
fsg_F1961.33a-b
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3810cf905-f85e-4adb-b160-1e5b94cbffe9

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