Sujet

Square Wine Container (Fangyou), c. 1250-1046 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Square Wine Container (Fangyou), c. 1250-1046 BC. From the finely proportioned body to the elaborate decoration cast with great precision, this ritual wine vessel displays the artistic refinement and technical virtuosity that marked the full blossoming of late Shang bronze art. The dramatic contrast of the crested birds ( kuifeng ) against the dense background of spiral patterns ( leiwen ) gives the vessel a new force, clarity, and intense vitality. The distinctive square body also places it as a rare and important type among the more usual round or ovoid types.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19G07_168

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

76,9Mo (5,6Mo) / 37,1cm x 51,9cm / 4380 x 6135 (300dpi)

Mots clés

bronze La Chine metalwork Province De Henan Unknown bronze The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art Metalwork probably Anyang c.1600-c.1046 BC late Shang dynasty Anyang phase c.1250-1046 BC