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Ritual Grain Server (Gui) with Masks, Dragons, Whorls, and FloretsLate Shang dynasty, late Anyang phase, about 1100-1050 B.C.

Not on view
Chinese bronze vessel with wide body, vertical ribbed fluting, two loop handles with animal-mask tops, and bands of relief decoration on rim and foot ring
Close-up detail of a Chinese bronze vessel, showing a horizontal band of raised taotie and scroll motifs above vertical fluting, with dark patinated surface.
Bronze vessel viewed from above, interior surface inscribed with multiple columns of Chinese characters; dark patina with traces of green corrosion, two animal-head handles visible at sides.
Bronze vessel seen from above, circular form with two flat handles on opposite sides, rope-pattern rim, dark patina with patches of green corrosion, museum accession labels visible on interior base.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ritual Grain Server (Gui) with Masks, Dragons, Whorls, and Florets
Place Made
China
Date Made
Late Shang dynasty, late Anyang phase, about 1100-1050 B.C.
Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
6 x 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (15.24 x 28.58 x 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow
Accession Number
M.75.111.2
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.