Wine Jar (Hu)

Eastern Zhou dynasty, late Spring and Autumn/early Warring States period (770–222 B.C.), early 5th century B.C.

China

This vessel displays a rich variety of ornament and filler patterns: Two thick bands of interlaced dragons, their bodies filled with spirals, triangles, and dots, alternate with thinner bands.

Status: On View, Gallery 132
Department: Arts of Asia

Title: Wine Jar (Hu)
Place: China (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 481 BCE–221 BCE
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 32.4 × 19.7 cm (12 3/4 × 7 3/4 in.); Diam.: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Naomi Donnelley
Reference Number: 1936.104
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