On loan to The Met The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Flask with archaistic design
Yuan dynasty bronze artists constantly experimented with design to achieve works of singular distinction. The range of creative innovations illustrates their confidence in departing from archaic prototypes, as exemplified by this flask with an extra flattened form that has not been found in ancient bronzes.
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