Ceremonial wine vessel (fang yi) with inscription

Provenance

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

Credit Line

Anna Mitchell Richards Fund

Ceremonial wine vessel (fang yi) with inscription

  • Fang yi (ceremonial wine vessel)
  • 方彛
  • Chinese, early Western Zhou period, late 11th to early 10th century B.C.
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.)
Medium or Technique
Bronze
Classification
Metalwork
Type
Vessel
Accession Number
40.15
Not on view

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