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Archaistic vessel with celestial roosters

late 19th century
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
Along its foot is the mark of the French manufacturer Christofle & Co., demonstrating Qianlong bronzes’ great appeal to European designers and consumers after Henri Cernuschi brought these objects to Paris in the late nineteenth century

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 十九世紀　法國倣乾隆銅灑金天雞壺
  • Title: Archaistic vessel with celestial roosters
  • Date: late 19th century
  • Culture: France
  • Medium: Copper alloy, parcel gilding
  • Dimensions: H. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: Lent by British Museum
  • Rights and Reproduction: Photograph © The Trustees of the British Museum, London
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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