Lidded Vessel
Original Language TitleGui
Former TitleVessel for Holding Food (Yui )
CultureChinese
DateWestern Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.E.)
MediumBronze and wood
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 13 1/2 inches (15.24 × 34.29 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-68/2 A,B
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DescriptionCircular bronze vessel with two handles in animal form on the side; plain convex base with t'ao-t'ieh masks above three short, plain legs; design in raised relief in bands along top of bronze vessel and bottom of carved wood lid.Exhibition HistoryDrury College, Springfield, MO. Exhibition. April 17-May 21, 1972.
Yamanaka & Co;
Purchased from Yamanaka & Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.
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