Harvard Art Museums > 1944.57.7: Ritual Food Steamer (Yan) with Bovine Decor Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Ritual Food Steamer (Yan) with Bovine Decor , 1944.57.7,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204168. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1944.57.7 Title Ritual Food Steamer (Yan) with Bovine Decor Other Titles Alternate Title: yen Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date late Shang to early Western Zhou, 11th-mid 10th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Henan province, Anyang Period Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE) Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204168 Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze; with integrally cast three-character inscription reading "Yao Zuo Yi" on the interior wall Dimensions H. 40.6 x Diam. 26.7 cm (16 x 10 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous gift Accession Year 1944 Object Number 1944.57.7 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Chen Mengjia, Yin Zhou qingtongqi fenlei tulu (A corpus of Chinese bronzes in American Collections), Kyuko Shoin (Tokyo, Japan, 1977), A 134 Exhibition History Permanent Gallery Exhibition, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, 06/25/1949 - 06/28/1972 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
