id:			111506
accession number:	1929.984
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.984
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Wine Vessel (Hu), early 400s BC. China, Warring States period (475-221 BC). Bronze with gold inlay; diameter: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.1 cm (4 in.); overall: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.984

title:				Wine Vessel (Hu)
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creation date:			early 400s BC
creation date earliest:		-500
creation date latest:		-475
current location:		241A Arts of Ancient China
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	China, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
technique:	bronze with gold inlay
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Zhou Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); Diameter of mouth: 10.1 cm (4 in.); Overall: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
	opening date:   1941-06-23T04:00:00
	<i>The Silver Jubilee Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

	title:		Chinese Art of Late Eastern Chou Dynasty
	opening date:   1962-11-13T05:00:00
	<i>Chinese Art of Late Eastern Chou Dynasty</i>. Chinese Art Society of America, New York, NY (organizer) (November 13-December 11, 1962).

	title:		Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia
	opening date:   1990-07-24T04:00:00
	<i>Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 25, 1990).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, Exhibition of Far Eastern Art, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, December 19, 1929-January 19, 1930 (2652.1929).<br>Metropolitan Museum of Art, Exhibition of Chinese Bronzes, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, October 19-November 27, 1938, no. 187.<br>Chinese Art Society of America, The Art of Eastern Chou, New York, China Institute in America, November 13-December 11, 1962, no. 47.<br>Cleveland Museum of Art, Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia, Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, July 24-December 30, 1990, no. 6.

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PROVENANCE

	Acquired in China for Yamanaka & Company
	date: before 1929
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	(Yamanaka & Company, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: by 1929
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1929-present
	date: 1929-
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wall description:
By the time this wine vessel was cast, bronzes were increasingly losing their ritual significance and becoming symbols of prestige and conspicuous consumption. This globular jar (<em>hu</em>) reflects the splendor and luxury of the time. The jar is decorated with free-flowing scrollwork and interlaced zoomorphic motifs. Cast depressions were first made on the bronze surface and then inlaid with gold. A graceful fluidity is achieved by the many sweeping lines, curves, and tendril-like networks covering the round body.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wilson, J. Keith. "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 8 (1990): 286-323.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 293, 313
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161297

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