Tripod cauldron (ding)

11th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 218
Four characters are cast on the inner wall of the vessel: “X [Zu?] Ce [clan sign] [made for] deceased father Gui.”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 明 銅鎏金三足爐
  • Title: Tripod cauldron (ding)
  • Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
  • Date: 11th century BCE
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Bronze, black pigment inlay
  • Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. at handles 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Arthur M. Sackler Gift, 1974
  • Object Number: 1974.268.20
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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