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Lidded Square Wine Jar (Fanghu) with Natural and Supernatural CreaturesLate Eastern Zhou dynasty, early Warring States period, about 481-400 B.C.

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Ancient Chinese bronze stem vessel with bulbous lobed body, tall narrow stem, and flat circular foot, covered in low-relief taotie and scroll decoration with olive and rust patina

Unknown, Lidded Square Wine Jar (Fanghu) with Natural and Supernatural Creatures, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, early Warring States period, about 481-400 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Lidded Square Wine Jar (Fanghu) with Natural and Supernatural Creatures
Place Made
China, probably Shanxi Province, ancient state of Jin
Date Made
Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, early Warring States period, about 481-400 B.C.
Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 10 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (26.99 x 12.07 cm); .a) Cover: 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (1.59 x 4.45 x 4.45 cm); .b) Jar: 10 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (25.72 x 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow
Accession Number
M.78.123.4a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kuwayama, George. The Joy of Collecting: Far Eastern Art From The Lidow Collection. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.
  • Kuwayama, George. Ancient Ritual Bronzes of China. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976.