CHINESE
Steamer, Yan
10th century BCE

Medium
bronze

Measurements
38.7 × 25.6 × 25.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1947
NGV

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Inscription
incised inside upper rim (in Chinese arcahic script): (Ts'ung made (this) valuable Hsien - steamer, may it be employed for a myriad of years)

Accession Number
588-D4

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
Cauldron or steamer, bell shape, on three legs extended from mouths of monsters, first stylistic phase.

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CHINESE
Steamer, Yan
10th century BCE