Vessel (kuei) and cover with stand
date: label: Date
content: 9th century BCE
label: Period
content: Western Zhou dynasty
notes: label: Description
content: Vessel of the type kuei, with cover-stand. Decoration cast in relief and countersunk relief; supported on 3 legs of which 1 is missing; heavily incrusted with earth and green aerugo.
label: Provenance
content: To 1924
label: Provenance
content: Li Jui, Hsin-cheng Hsien, China. [1]
label: Provenance
content: From 1924
label: Provenance
content: Freer Gallery of Art, purchased by Carl Whiting Bishop from Li Jui, at Hsin-cheng Hsien, China.[2]
label: Provenance
content: Notes:
label: Provenance
content: [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.
label: Provenance
content: [2] See note 1.
label: Collection
content: Freer Gallery of Art Collection
label: Previous custodian or owner
content: Li Jui
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: China
label: Topic
content: Chinese Art
label: Topic
content: Carl Whiting Bishop collection
setName: label: Related Online Resources
content: Google Arts & Culture
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content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: F1924.11a-c
objectType: label: Type
content: Vessel
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Bronze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 27.2 x 40.4 cm (10 11/16 x 15 7/8 in)