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Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks(taotie), serpents, and birds

Object Details

Description
Ceremonial vessel with cover, type fangyi. White bronze patinated with azurite (chiefly inside), malachite and cuprite. Two inscriptions in ancient seal script.
Previous custodian or owner
Tonying and Company 通運公司 (established 1902)
Provenance
To 1930
Tonying and Company, New York, to 1930 [1]
From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Tonying and Company, New York, in 1930 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Date
ca. 1100 BCE
Origin
Luoyang, probably Henan province, China
Topic
bird
dragon
Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)
mask
China
Chinese Art
taotie
Related Online Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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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
F1930.54a-b
Type
Vessel
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 35.3 x 24.8 x 23.3 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/16 in)
Record ID
fsg_F1930.54a-b
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye335879a27-d65c-4ae1-a94e-ee0429770c86

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  • Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings

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