MAG Collection - Ceremonial Vessel (He)

5th century BCE
Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-221 BCE)
9 x 17 in. (22.9 x 43.2 cm)

Chinese artist
China

Object Type: Metalwork

Medium and Support: Bronze

Credit Line: Gift of James Sibley Watson

Accession Number: 1951.15

Location: Currently on view

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Provenance

Vladimir Simkhovitch, New York; purchased from him by the Gallery in 1951

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Article Title: A Rare Chinese Bronze. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Memorial Art Gallery. Gallery Notes. Rochester, New York: Memorial Art Gallery, 1935-1995. Volume Number: 16, Issue Number: 4. Issue Date: March, 1951.
Article Scope: Reproduction only. Rochester Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Handbook. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press, 1961.
Article Scope: Mention. Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
Article Title: Part of 'Treasure of Li-Yu' Given to Art Gallery. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Times-Union. Rochester, NY: Gannett Issue Date: March 26, 1951.
Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. Martie W. Young. Far Eastern Art in Upstate New York. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1976.

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