CHINESE
Cooking vessel, Fangding
late 11th century BCE-10th century BCE

Medium
bronze

Measurements
19.7 × 17.3 × 12.7 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1964

Gallery location
Asian Art - Chinese Gallery
Level 1, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Inscription
incised inside upper rim (in Chinese archaic script) c.: (Shu (a little) has made this precious and honoured yi vessel (for) the Duke of Shan)

Accession Number
1308-D5

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
Four legs, rectangular body with studs, dragons on spiral motif at rim, two rim handles.

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CHINESE
Cooking vessel, Fangding
late 11th century BCE-10th century BCE