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Masterpieces of Oriental Art. 12: Chinese Bronze Sacrificial Vessel, Fang I.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Extract

This splendid vessel of the rectangular i type, dating from about the twelfth century b.c., is in the collection of Dr. N. Wessén, of Stockholm. The design on each of the four sides is dominated by a t'ao-t'ieh mask, the main features being represented by animal forms in low relief on a ground of spirals, “cloud-and-thunder pattern,” executed with wonderful precision.

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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1949

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References

page 1 note 1 Descriptive and Illustrative Catalogue of Chinese Bronzes acquired during the administration of John Ellerton Lodge. Washington: 1946. Pl. XVI and p. 37Google Scholar.

page 1 note 2 Kelley, C. F. and Mêng-chia, Ch'ên, Chinese Bronzes from the Buckingham Collection. Chicago: 1946. Pl. XIGoogle Scholar.