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Unknown Maker, Chinese

One of a Pair of Wine Vessels (Jue)
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Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Culture

Chinese

Title

One of a Pair of Wine Vessels (Jue)

Year

1100-1300 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bronze

Geography

Origin: China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1600-1046 BCE

Dimensions

22 x 20 x 10 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/8 x 3 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Object Number

2007.90.2.1

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Asian Art Galleries
Jun 10, 2014

Label copy

Created by piece-mold casting, these early Chinese bronzes feature geometric designs formed when their makers pressed pattern blocks into the damp clay molds. Joins between the clay molds are visible here on the exterior.

Rockefeller Asian Art Gallery

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Chinese
One of a Pair of Wine Vessels (Jue), 1100-1300 BCE
Bronze
22 x 20 x 10 cm (8 11/16 x 7 7/8 x 3 15/16 inches)
Gift of Doris Duke Charitable Foundation 2007.90.2.1

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