Ritual wine container with lid (<em>you</em>)
date: label: Date
content: ca. late 11th century-early 10th century BCE
label: Period
content: Western Zhou dynasty
notes: label: Description
content: Ceremonial vessel, type "yu," with cover. Wood stand.
label: Description
content: Surface: green patina over gold bronze.
label: Description
content: Decoration: in low relief and delicate linear relief. Inscription inside.
label: Inscriptions
content: 3-character inscription.
label: Inscriptions
content: "Translation reads: 'Nos. 1 and 2) mean Father Kuci [Chn], as a commonly found on the bronzes at that period. No. 3 is a figure of a fish. We find that on other bronzes there are figures of eagles, and other animals, with the words, Father K'ai or Ye.' Attributed to Chan. (S.Tang)"
label: Inscriptions
content: "Translation reads: 'Nos. 1 and 2) mean Father Kuci [Chn], as a commonly found on the bronzes at that period. No. 3 is a figure of a fish. We find that on other bronzes there are figures of eagles, and other animals, with the words, Father K'ai or Ye.' Attributed to Chan. (S.Tang)"
label: Provenance
content: To 1911
label: Provenance
content: Yung Pai Chai, China, to 1911 [1]
label: Provenance
content: From 1911 to 1919
label: Provenance
content: Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Yung Pai Chai, China, 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. 191, 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: Yung Pai Chai (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: Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)
label: Topic
content: wine
label: Topic
content: China
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: F1911.36a-b
objectType: label: Type
content: Vessel
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Bronze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 32.4 x 25.3 x 16.9 cm (12 3/4 x 9 15/16 x 6 5/8 in)