Covered Wine Vessel (fang hu) with Design of Interlaced Chi-Dragons

Culture: Chinese
Dynasty: Eastern Zhou dynasty, 770–221 BCE
Period: Springs and Autumns period, 770–476 BCE
Date: 7th–6th century BCE
Material: Bronze
made in: China, Asia
Classification: Containers, metalwork
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 233
Dimensions: height of vessel with cover: 16 in. (40.6 cm)
width across handles: 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
width of body: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
width of mouth: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
depth of mouth: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
width of foot: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
depth of foot: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
height of cover: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
width of cover: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
depth of cover: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
weight (vessel and cover): 17 lb. 13 oz. (8.1 kg)
weight (vessel only): 14 lb. 1 oz. (6.4 kg)
weight (cover only): 3 lb. 7 oz. (1.6 kg)
Credit Line: Spink Asian Art Collection, Bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 38:2014a,b

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