EditorialFood Steamer (Xian), c. 1000 BC. China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC) to early Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC). Bronze; overall: 39.4 x 26.7 x 24.8 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.).
EditorialArchitectural Brick with Dancer in Relief, before 870. China, Henan province, Anyang, Xiudingsi pagoda, Tang dynasty (618-907). Molded terracotta with slip coating; overall: 58 x 48.5 cm (22 13/16 x 19 1/8 in.).
EditorialArchitectural Brick with Ogre Mask. China, from the pagoda at Xiuding Si (Xiuding Temple) at Mount Qingliang, near Anyang, Henan province. Date: 750 AD-799 AD. Dimensions: 42.0 ? 36.2 ? 11.4 cm (16 1/2 ? 14 1/4 ? 4 1/2 in.). Molded terracotta with trac...
Editorial? ???, Spouted Wine Vessel (Gong), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600?1046 B.C.), 13th century B.C., China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang), Bronze, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Metalwork, Every surface of this vessel is animated with fantastic creatures: an owl-like...
Editorial? ???, Spouted Wine Vessel (Gong), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600?1046 B.C.), 13th century B.C., China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang), Bronze, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Metalwork, Every surface of this vessel is animated with fantastic creatures: an owl-like...
Editorial? ????, Lobed Tripod Cauldron (Liding), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600?1046 B.C.), late Anyang period, 11th century B.C., China, Bronze inlaid with black pigment, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm): W. (max.) 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm), Metalwork, A single character (yi) is ca...