id:			111506
accession number:	1929.984
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.984
updated:		2019-06-05 08:26:46.101000

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:		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 for Yamanaka & Company in China
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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 (hu) 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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