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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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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.