Ritual grain container (fu)

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 210

This is the only known example of a Yuan dynasty ritual bronze vessel that can be linked with certainty to a specific place of production. Its inscription states that it was cast in 1321 for the Confucian Temple of Zhongqing Route (now Kunming, Yunnan Province). Based on a historical text, this special order of ritual bronzes was completed with official support in Luling (now Ji’an, Jiangxi Province), a major center of archaistic bronze production.

Inscription
至治辛酉中慶路文廟禮器　教授趙善坤，　正、錄，孫彬，　杜餘慶記
Ritual vessel of the Confucian Temple of Zhongqing Route [made in the year] xinyou of the Zhizhi reign (1321); recorded by instructor Zhao Shankun, second-class instructor Sun Bin, and third-class instructor Du Yuqing.

Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China

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Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China

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