COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
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Work ID:
M01B00034
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M01B00034
Work ID
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Title:
Bronze Ding vessel with Shi inscription
title_e
Bronze Ding vessel with Shi inscription
Title
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Creation Date:
Late Shang Dynasty
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Late Shang Dynasty
Creation Date
false
Start Year Date:
B.C.1321
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B.C.1321
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
B.C.1045
date_creation_end_e
B.C.1045
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
05 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 ~1100 B.C.)
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05 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 ~1100 B.C.)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Height: 23.5 cm; Weight: 3100g
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Height: 23.5 cm; Weight: 3100g
Measurements
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Material:
Bronze
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Bronze
Material
false
Form:
Ding (cooking vessel)
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Ding (cooking vessel)
Form
false
Type:
Bronzes
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Bronzes
Type
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Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
false
Description:
There are six flanges on the belly of the vessel. Attached to the rim are two U-shaped handles, and below the belly are three cylindrical feet. The belly is decorated with animal motifs, and creatures in profile view are being set in confronted pairs. The shape of the upward curving horns specifies it is probably ox-motif. In between the primary patterns are spiral cloud and thunder patterns that serve as a background. The fully decorated belly appears intricate and exquisite. On the feet are simple cicadas patterns.Inside the vessel directly above the back leg is a one-character inscription transcribed Shi. It appears in the shape of square and with hands holding bamboo scroll, and means that the officials of record keeping in the past are divided into recording events and recording speeches. Shang dynasty officials use Shi as their clan sign, which passes to their descendents and becomes a last name. This vessel is made by the clan of the record-keeping officials to hold meat for ancestral worship.
description_e
There are six flanges on the belly of the vessel. Attached to the rim are two U-shaped handles, and below the belly are three cylindrical feet. The belly is decorated with animal motifs, and creatures in profile view are being set in confronted pairs. The shape of the upward curving horns specifies it is probably ox-motif. In between the primary patterns are spiral cloud and thunder patterns that serve as a background. The fully decorated belly appears intricate and exquisite. On the feet are simple cicadas patterns.Inside the vessel directly above the back leg is a one-character inscription transcribed Shi. It appears in the shape of square and with hands holding bamboo scroll, and means that the officials of record keeping in the past are divided into recording events and recording speeches. Shang dynasty officials use Shi as their clan sign, which passes to their descendents and becomes a last name. This vessel is made by the clan of the record-keeping officials to hold meat for ancestral worship.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01B00034AS002
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M01B00034AS002
ImageV ID
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
false