Ritual Vessel

Historical period(s)
Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-1100 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 21.2 x 19.1 x 9.5 cm (8 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in)
Geography
China
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1987.294
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Vessel
Type

Ritual vessel: jue

Keywords
China, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
Provenance

To 1963
J. T. Tai & Company, INC. New York, NY [1]

1963 to 1997
Arthur M. Sackler, New York, NY purchased from J. T. Tai & Company on May 15, 1963 in New York, NY [2]

1997
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]

Notes:

[1] See sales receipt from J. T. Tai & Co. INC to Dr. A. Sackler, May 15, 1963 object JT – 464, “Bronze Chue, Shang Dynasty,” copy in object file.

[2] See sales receipt cited in note 1.

[3] Pursuant to the agreement between Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Dr. Arthur M. Sackler 1913-1987
J.T. Tai & Co. established in 1950

Published References
  • Robert W. Bagley. Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections: Volume 1 of Ancient Chinese Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. vol. 1, Washington and Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987. cat. 12, pp. 180-183.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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