Ritual Food Vessel (Ding) Maker: Unknown

ca. 12th century b.c.e.

Asian Art

Not on view

This elegant vessel is one of a small group inscribed with the character for ding, meaning pavilion, a possible reference to an unknown location for which these vessels were cast.

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

9 7/8 × 8 1/2 × 8 in. (25.083 × 21.59 × 20.32 cm)
base: 1 1/8 × 7 × 6 5/8 in. (2.858 × 17.78 × 16.828 cm)

Credit Line

Lent by H. Christopher Luce, B.A. 1972, in honor of Henry R. Luce, B.A. 1920

Loan number

ILE2009.18.1

Geography

China

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (1600–1046 B.C.E.), Anyang phase (ca. 1300–1046 B.C.E.)

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Collection of Henry R. Luce, B.A. 1920, gift of Chiang Kai-shek
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

vessels

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