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Recumbent Ox

Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This small sculpture was probably an ornament that adorned a large bronze vessel. Richly embellished with abstract arabesque inlays, the piece epitomizes the secularization of ritual bronzes into emblems of status and wealth in the late Zhou dynasty.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 東周　錯金嵌玉青銅卧牛
  • Title: Recumbent Ox
  • Period: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Bronze inlaid with gold and jade (nephrite)
  • Dimensions: H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); L. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art