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.
Ritual vessel (shanzun)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736–95)
This vessel was made as a wine container for a major ceremony at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Its form is similar to ancient bronzes and is also close to the twelfth-century vessel made for the Song emperor Huizong, displayed in this exhibition. The lid and decorative elements, such as the stylized mountain peaks along the neck and the clouds encircling the belly, owe more to Yuan and Ming motifs than to ancient prototypes.
This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
