Wine Pot
1100-1600 (made)
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This kettle, a pouring vessel for ritual use, is a later copy of an archaic bronze vessel. In the Song period (960-1279) in China, collecting was an important cultural activity. Bronze vessels and jade ritual objects of the early Bronze Age dynasties (about 1700 BC to AD 220) were particularly appreciated. They had a tremendous influence on the production of contemporary art objects, creating a style that modern art historians term 'archaism'.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze, inlaid with gold and silver |
| Brief description | Ritual pouring vessel of bronze, copying an ancient vessel, Song-Ming dynasties, 1100-1600, Chinese. |
| Physical description | Kettle of bronze inlaid with gold and silver. The handle is pierced and the spout is shaped like a bird's head, the three feet represent birds with outstretched wings. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mons. Fulgeuce (Paris), accessioned in 1879. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | This kettle, a pouring vessel for ritual use, is a later copy of an archaic bronze vessel. In the Song period (960-1279) in China, collecting was an important cultural activity. Bronze vessels and jade ritual objects of the early Bronze Age dynasties (about 1700 BC to AD 220) were particularly appreciated. They had a tremendous influence on the production of contemporary art objects, creating a style that modern art historians term 'archaism'. |
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| Accession number | 227:1, 2-1879 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2003 |
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