Object Title
Bronze Wine Vessel
Measurements
H: 12.75" (32.4 cm); W: 8" (20.3 cm)
Creation Date
c. 1050 B.C. - 221 B.C., Western Zhou Dynasty
Credit Line
Bequest of Bernadette Berger
Museum Name
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Provenance Information
Thought to have been excavated in 1928 or 1929 in Mapocun, Luoyang. Around 1935, Hung Bochuan [1]. Published in Chinese catalogue by Rong Geng, Shang Zhou Yiqi Tongkao in 1941, no. 658. 1997-2015, Bernadette Berger, purchased from Sotheby's New York, sale 6963, lot 7; 2016, DAM collection, bequest of the Estate of Bernadette Berger.
[1] Published in 1935 Shier Jia Jijin Tulu by Shang Chengzuo, no. 15.
[1] Published in 1935 Shier Jia Jijin Tulu by Shang Chengzuo, no. 15.
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
- Shang Chengzuo, Shier Jia Jijin Tulu, 1935. Zun 15.
- Rong Geng, Shang Zhou Yiqi Tongkao, 1941, vol 1. p.343, no. 658
- Sotheby's New York 3/19/1997, sale catalogue 6963, lot 7.
- Rong Geng, Shang Zhou Yiqi Tongkao, 1941, vol 1. p.343, no. 658
- Sotheby's New York 3/19/1997, sale catalogue 6963, lot 7.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Bernadette Berger promised her collection of Chinese objects to the DAM in 1997.