H x W x D: 18.7 x 21.4 x 8.1 cm (7 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 3 3/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Hunan province, middle Yangzi River region, China
Date:
ca. 1150-1100 BCE
Period:
Shang dynasty
Provenance:
To 1965
J. T. Tai & Company, INC. New York, NY [1]
1965 to 1987
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY purchased from J. T. Tai & Company on January 20, 1965 in New York, NY [2]
From 1987
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]
Notes:
[1] See records from Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, copy in object file.
[2] See note 1.
[3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.
Collection:
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Exhibition History:
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)
The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)
In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
Art from Ritual: Ancient Chinese Bronze Vessels from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections (April 23 to September 6, 1983)
