LEI, Ritual wine container
Artist/Culture
Chinese
DateEastern Zhou Dynasty (220–770 BCE)
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions27.3 x 31 cm (10 3/4 x 12 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Mrs. F. Harold Daniels
Terms
Object number1957.1
DescriptionRelief decoration of conventionalized dragons. Puchased in Peking, 1925. Label beneath foot: Large bellied bronze vase dug out in Northeast China, Sianfu (Shensi Provence)ProvenanceMrs. F. Harold Daniels, 190 Salisbury Street, Worcester MA
On View
Not on view
about 1700–1710
Chinese
late 18th century, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911)
