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Lidded Ritual Grain Server (Gui) with ScalesLate Western Zhou dynasty, about 850-771 B.C.

Not on view
Ancient Chinese bronze ritual vessel with domed lid, three legs, and two animal-head loop handles, covered in mottled green and gray patina with raised geometric spiral decoration
Circular bronze mirror, viewed from the back, with heavy green and blue patination across the surface and faint raised inscription in Chinese characters at center.
Bronze vessel seen from above, circular form with mottled green patina, concentric ridged bands around the rim, and two small animal-head handles with relief decoration on opposite sides.
Bronze object viewed from above, circular form with concentric raised ridges leading to a central depression, decorated with a band of cast geometric and possibly archaic script-like motifs around the outer rim, mottled green patina throughout.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Lidded Ritual Grain Server (Gui) with Scales
Place Made
China, probably Shaanxi Province
Date Made
Late Western Zhou dynasty, about 850-771 B.C.
Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 12 9/16 in. (23.50 x 31.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow
Accession Number
M.78.123.3a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Kuwayama, George. Ancient Ritual Bronzes of China. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976.
  • Kuwayama, George. The Joy of Collecting: Far Eastern Art From The Lidow Collection. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1979.