COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.49.135.9a
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MMA_.49.135.9a
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The arched shape of this container is an obvious exception to the symmetrical forms of other early Chinese bronze vessels, and reflects an understanding of the art and culture of China's northern neighbors. It is one of the earliest of a group of similarly shaped vessels, produced from the late eighth to the early fifth century B.C., that are based on wine or milk containers made from animal skins and worn across the shoulder or suspended from the waist. The decoration of the base of this flask, which resembles a woven design, derives from the use of rope or fabric strands to support the nonmetallic vessels. Traces of a bar handle, used to anchor a linked chain also suspended at the neck, are found at the bottom of the vessel. The surface decoration, which consists of flat, petal-shaped bands set against a background of dense angular spirals, is typical of Chinese art of the period.
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The arched shape of this container is an obvious exception to the symmetrical forms of other early Chinese bronze vessels, and reflects an understanding of the art and culture of China's northern neighbors. It is one of the earliest of a group of similarly shaped vessels, produced from the late eighth to the early fifth century B.C., that are based on wine or milk containers made from animal skins and worn across the shoulder or suspended from the waist. The decoration of the base of this flask, which resembles a woven design, derives from the use of rope or fabric strands to support the nonmetallic vessels. Traces of a bar handle, used to anchor a linked chain also suspended at the neck, are found at the bottom of the vessel. The surface decoration, which consists of flat, petal-shaped bands set against a background of dense angular spirals, is typical of Chinese art of the period.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese; North Central Chinese
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese; North Central Chinese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
North central China
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North central China
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Asymmetrical wine container (hu)
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Asymmetrical wine container (hu)
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
8th century B.C.
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8th century B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-799
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-799
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-700
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-700
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
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Bronze
Materials and Techniques
false
Creation Place:
North central China
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North central China
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
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H. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
49.135.9 a
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49.135.9 a
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Bequest of Addie W. Kahn, 1949
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Bequest of Addie W. Kahn, 1949
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_49.135.9a.tif
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MMA_.h1_49.135.9a.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false