Rectangular wine container (fangyi)
During the early Western Zhou dynasty, coherent animal mask images morphed into increasingly abstract patterns defined by curving, ribbon-like lines.
A composite character is cast both on the interior of the vessel and on the inside of the lid: “Fu” (name, in the center) and “mian” (designation of rank, on either side).
A composite character is cast both on the interior of the vessel and on the inside of the lid: “Fu” (name, in the center) and “mian” (designation of rank, on either side).
Artwork Details
- 西周 青銅方彜
- Title: Rectangular wine container (fangyi)
- Period: Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BCE)
- Date: mid-10th century BCE
- Culture: China
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
- Object Number: 43.24.5a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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