西周 青銅盉|Spouted water container (He
Unknown
11th century BCE · Bronze · Asian Art
The animal motifs on most Shang and Western Zhou bronzes are composites of different animals and birds, as if these creatures were undergoing a continuous metamorphosis. Here, bovine horns have been attached to a feline face. The same eight-character inscription is cast on the body of the vessel beneath the handle and on the inside of the lid: “[clan sign] Yi [have had] a precious sacred vessel made for deceased father.”
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 11th century BCE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1943
