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Gui (ceremonial food vessel)
Chinese
Western Zhou dynasty
10th century B.C.E.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
H. 14.8 x W. 26.4 cm (5 13/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds by exchange from the William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number34.64
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork
Inscriptions3 character inscription: "Zu Ding" (Grandfather Ding)
Provenance1934, Francis Lee Higginson (b. 1877 – d. 1969), Boston; 1934, sold by Higginson, through Yamanaka and Co., Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 1, 1934)