Ritual food vessel (gui)
date: label: Date
content: 10th century BCE
label: Period
content: Western Zhou dynasty
notes: label: Description
content: Chinese
label: Description
content: Middle Western Chou, 10th century, B.C.
label: Description
content: Ceremonial vessel of the type "kuei." Cracks and small breaks in the bottom of the bowl.
label: Description
content: Surface: mingled reddish-brown and green patina.
label: Description
content: Decoration: in low and high relief. Inscription inside.
label: Inscriptions
content: The Envelope File which has now been destroyed, contained the following translation by D.K. Liu: "Kuo---Po-ting (name of maker) makes this valuable tun (vessel for cereals)."
label: Inscriptions
content: The Envelope File which has now been destroyed, contained the following translation by D.K. Liu: "Kuo---Po-ting (name of maker) makes this valuable tun (vessel for cereals)."
label: Provenance
content: To 1911
label: Provenance
content: Li Wenqing (circa 1869-1931), Shanghai to 1911 [1]
label: Provenance
content: From 1911 to 1919
label: Provenance
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Li Wenqing in 1911 [2]
label: Provenance
content: From 1920
label: Provenance
content: Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 208, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See note 1.
label: Provenance
content: [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Li Wenqing 李文卿 (ca. 1869-1931) (C.L. Freer source)
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
place: label: Origin
content: China
topic: label: Topic
content: casting
label: Topic
content: metal
label: Topic
content: bronze
label: Topic
content: animal
label: Topic
content: Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)
label: Topic
content: mask
label: Topic
content: China
label: Topic
content: food
label: Topic
content: Chinese Art
label: Topic
content: Charles Lang Freer collection
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content: Google Arts & Culture
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F1911.53
objectType: label: Type
content: Vessel
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Bronze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14.6 x 27.1 cm (5 3/4 x 10 11/16 in)