Ritual ewer and cover, he
Artist: Unknown
On display
This vessel is richly decorated with dense patterns and features animals on the lid, spout and handle as well as extraordinary animal-shaped feet. Vessels of this type were used for wine, but they were also often used for water and paired with a water basin, or pan. These energetic designs were very popular in northern central China, in what is today Shaanxi Province.
Details
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Ritual ewer and cover, he
- Date
- Early Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-221 BC), between 800-700 BC
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H: 30 cm.
- Reference
- CVCSC 0230.1-2.A
- Collection
- Chinese Bronzes