Art and Industry: China’s Ancient Houma Foundry Object Gallery

Objects 1 – 29 of 29

Incense burner (shan lu) with cover

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
China
Bronze
H x Diam (assembled): 17.9 x 10.2 cm (7 1/16 x 4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1911.79a-b

Ritual wine container (hu) with masks

Middle Western Zhou dynasty, ca. late10th-early 9th century BCE
China
Bronze
H x W x D: 48.8 x 33.3 x 27.8 cm (19 3/16 x 13 1/8 x 10 15/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1913.21

Wine flask (bianhu) with geometric decoration

Late Warring States period, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 3rd century BCE
China, Henan or Hebei province
Bronze with silver inlay
H x W x D (overall): 31.3 x 30.5 x 11.7 cm (12 5/16 x 12 x 4 5/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1915.103a-b

Basin (jian) with narrative scenes

Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 5th century BCE
China
Bronze
H x W: 28 x 61.4 cm (11 x 24 3/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1915.107

Bowl with painted designs

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
China
Bronze with pigment
H x W: 8.5 x 16.3 cm (3 3/8 x 6 7/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1916.239

Model for casting a monster mask

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
China
Unglazed earthenware
H x W: 11.1 x 15.8 cm (4 3/8 x 6 1/4 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1918.144

Serving vessel with lid (dun) and dragons and ducks

Warring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th century BCE
China, Shanxi Province, purportedly from Liyu
Bronze
H x W: 15.3 x 16.4 cm (6 x 6 7/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1932.13a-b

Chariot shaft fitting in the form of a dragon head

Late Warring States period, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 4th century BCE
China, Henan province, Jincun
Bronze with gilding and silvering and glass
H x W x D: 12.9 x 23.1 x 17 cm (5 1/16 x 9 1/8 x 6 11/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1932.14a-c

Terminal chock from a chariot

Warring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-4th century BCE
China
Bronze with gold and silver inlay.
H x W: 7.9 x 25.6 cm (3 1/8 x 10 1/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1932.15a-b

Terminal chock from a chariot

Warring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-4th century BCE
China
Bronze with gold and silver inlay.
H x W x D: 25.6 x 4.3 x 7.7 cm (10 1/16 x 1 11/16 x 3 1/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1932.16a-b

Basin (jian) with dragon interlace

Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 500-450 BCE
China, Henan province, Huixian
Bronze
H x W: 22.8 x 51.7 cm (9 x 20 3/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1939.5

Lidded ritual food server (dou) with dragon interlace

early Warring States period, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. late 5th-early 4th century BCE
China
Bronze with gold inlay
H x W x D: 15.2 x 18.8 x 14.1 cm (6 x 7 3/8 x 5 9/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1939.41a-b

Fitting in the form of an animal, possibly a tapir

Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. early 5th century BCE
China, Shanxi province
Bronze
H x W x D: 11.2 x 18.3 x 6.3 cm (4 7/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 1/2 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1940.23

Lidded incense burner (xianglu) with geometric decoration and narrative scenes

Early Western Han dynasty, ca. 2nd century BCE
China, Henan or Hebei province
Bronze with gold, silver, turquoise, and carnelian inlay
H x W: 17.9 x 10 cm (7 1/16 x 3 15/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1947.15a-b

Lidded ritual food cauldron (ding) with dragon interlace

Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. late 6th-early 5th century BCE
China
Bronze
H x W x D: 38.5 x 49.3 x 44.6 cm (15 3/16 x 19 7/16 x 17 9/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1947.20a-b

Cup

Warring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th-3rd century BCE
Lacquer
H x W x D: 5 x 15.2 x 17.1 cm (1 15/16 x 6 x 6 3/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1947.24

Fitting in the form of a quadruped with interlace

Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 5th century BCE
China, Probably Shanxi province, Liyu
Bronze
H x W: 11.8 x 20.4 cm (4 5/8 x 8 1/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1948.24

Cup and stand

early Warring States period, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 5th-4th century BCE
Black and red lacquer on wood core
H x W x D: 23.5 x 15.5 x 17.9 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 7 1/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1949.1

Ewer of brownish lacquer over wood, representing a crouching animal

Eastern Zhou to Western Han dynasty, 3rd century BCE
China
Lacquer
H x W x D: 15.6 x 15.4 x 30.7 cm (6 1/8 x 6 1/16 x 12 1/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1949.22

Bowl with decorations overlaid in red and dull brown lacquer

Warring States period, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, 4th-3rd century BCE
China
Lacquer
H x Diam: 5.5 x 27.1 cm (2 3/16 x 10 11/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1953.8

Ritual wine container (zun) with masks and dragons

Middle Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 10th century BCE
China
Bronze
H x Diam: 27.5 × 24.7 cm (10 13/16 × 9 3/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1954.122

Square ritual wine container (fanghu) with narrative scenes

Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 5th century BCE
China
Bronze
H x W x D: 37 x 21.8 x 20.9 cm (14 9/16 x 8 9/16 x 8 1/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1956.15

Ritual wine container (hu) with dragon interlace

Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 5th century BCE
China
Bronze
H x Diam: 44.8 × 26.6 cm (17 5/8 × 10 1/2 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1957.22

Lidded ritual wine container (zun) in the form of a bird

Middle Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 5th century BCE
China, Shanxi province
Bronze with gold inlay
H x W x D: 26.5 x 13.5 x 20 cm (10 7/16 x 5 5/16 x 7 7/8 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1961.30a-b

Square lidded wine container (fanghu) with geometric decoration

Middle Warring States period, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, ca. 4th century BCE
China
Bronze with copper, silver, and malachite inlay
H x W x D: 52.7 x 27.9 x 25.6 cm (20 3/4 x 11 x 10 1/16 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1961.32a-b

Lidded ritual container (hu) with painted decoration

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
China
Bronze
H x W: 16.8 x 13.2 cm (6 5/8 x 5 3/16 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.32a-b

Basin with painted decoration

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
China
Bronze
H x W: 8.1 x 15.7 cm (3 3/16 x 6 3/16 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.33

Lidded food cauldron (ding) with painted decoration

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
China
Bronze
H x W: 13.5 x 16.9 cm (5 5/16 x 6 5/8 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.34a-b

Lidded square ritual wine vessel (fanghu) with painted decoration

Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE
China
Bronze
H x W: 17.8 x 10.9 cm (7 x 4 5/16 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.35a-b