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Tubular Fitting

A work made of bronze inlaid with gold and silver.
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  • A work made of bronze inlaid with gold and silver.

Date:

Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480–221 B.C.), 4th/3rd century B.C.

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Sumptuously inlaid bronze tubes were designed as fittings for weapons, scepters, and chariots. This bottle-shaped fitting may have formed part of the axel cap for the wheel of a ceremonial chariot. In its remarkable fluency, the inlaid design of volutes and spirals was largely inspired by contemporary lacquer painting.

Status

On View, Gallery 132

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Tubular Fitting

Place

China (Artist's nationality)

Date

399 BCE–200 BCE

Medium

Bronze inlaid with gold and silver

Dimensions

12.1 × 4.4 cm (4 3/4 × 1 11/16 in.); Diam.: 4.4 cm (1 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1945.212

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