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Bronze vase (bianhu) and lid

Bronze vase (bianhu) and lid

  • Place of origin:

    China (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 100 BC (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Cast bronze

  • Credit Line:

    Bequest of Ernest A. Brooks

  • Museum number:

    M.1161-1926

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Ancient bronze vessels made before the first century AD were avidly collected by Chinese scholars. This veneration for antiquity was practised by Emperor Qianlong, who had thousands of ancient bronzes in his treasury.

Physical description

Bronze vessel bianhu with round body, rectangular foot and cilyndrical neck , covered by a lid; the front and the back are decorated with a depressed band that follows the shape of the body and two moulded raised lined that divide the surface into four compartments. A taotie mask with pendant ring is placed on each side; the lid has a small ring.

Place of Origin

China (made)

Date

ca. 100 BC (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Cast bronze

Dimensions

Height: 30.5 cm

Descriptive line

Bronze vase bianhu with lid, cast bronze, China, Western Han dynasty, ca. 100 BC

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Kerr, Rose. Chinese Art and Design. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1991, pp. 204-205.

Materials

Bronze

Techniques

Casting

Subjects depicted

Taotie

Categories

Metalwork

Collection code

EAS

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