Harvard Art Museums > 1943.52.90: 'Gong' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Animal and 'Taotie' 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"'Gong' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Animal and 'Taotie' Decor , 1943.52.90,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204234. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.52.90 Title 'Gong' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Animal and 'Taotie' Decor Other Titles Original Language Title: 觥 Alternate Title: 'guang' Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 20th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204234 Physical Descriptions Medium Cast bronze; with inscription on the vessel floor and interior of cover Dimensions H. 19.7 x W. 8.5 x L. 23 cm (7 3/4 x 3 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.52.90 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. 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 662 Yumiko Suefusa, "In Shū seidō iki no bi—jikō no kikei to sōshoku" ["Yin and Chou Bronzes with Special Reference to Ssü-kuang Type Receptacles"], Kobijutsu, No. 55, pp. 29-61, March 1978, no. 14 Judith Levinson, "Stylistic and Technical Examination of a Kuang Vessel in the Fogg Art Museum" (June 1983), Unpublished, pp. 1-57 passim Exhibition History China in Twelve Artworks, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/23/2016 - 05/08/2016 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
