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Ceremonial wine vessel (fang yi) with inscription


Fang yi (ceremonial wine vessel)
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Chinese
early Western Zhou period
late 11th to early 10th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions (not including flanges): H. 29.9 x W. 26.5 x Depth 23.2 cm (11 3/4 x 10 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Anna Mitchell Richards Fund
Accession Number40.15
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsMetalwork

ProvenanceBy 1939, Tonying and Company, New York; 1940, sold by Tonying to the MFA for $10,000. (Accession Date: January 11, 1940)