COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
Collection
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Work ID:
M01B00047
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M01B00047
Work ID
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Title:
Bronze Gui vessel with double dragon motif
title_e
Bronze Gui vessel with double dragon motif
Title
false
Creation Date:
Early Western Zhou Dynasty
date_creation_e
Early Western Zhou Dynasty
Creation Date
false
Start Year Date:
B.C.1100
date_creation_start_e
B.C.1100
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
B.C.950
date_creation_end_e
B.C.950
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
07 Western Zhou (c. 1100 ~771 B.C.)
dynasty
07 Western Zhou (c. 1100 ~771 B.C.)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Height: 21.3 cm; Weight: 3965g
measurements_e
Height: 21.3 cm; Weight: 3965g
Measurements
false
Material:
Bronze
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Bronze
Material
false
Form:
Gui (food container)
form_e
Gui (food container)
Form
false
Type:
Bronzes
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Bronzes
Type
false
Subject:
Dragon
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Dragon
Subject
false
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
repository_e
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
false
Description:
The vessel is unique in that the lid and the body form an integrated system of decoration using double dragon as its main motif. In the center of the lid, a pair of dragonheads confront each other with open mouth and jutting fangs. One dragonhead has pointed horns, and the other has cylindrical ones. Their eyes, horns and ears all protrude out of the surface of the vessel in a high relief, and are the most prominent parts. While the eyes and the ears have the same design, their horns are very different. The artisan might have used the different shapes of the horns to articulate that the pair of dragons belong to different classes. Nevertheless, the visual juxtaposition is stunning. Also worthy of mentioning is that the design of the dragon on the lid complies in every way with the structural symmetry of the vessel which is marked by its handles on two sides.
description_e
The vessel is unique in that the lid and the body form an integrated system of decoration using double dragon as its main motif. In the center of the lid, a pair of dragonheads confront each other with open mouth and jutting fangs. One dragonhead has pointed horns, and the other has cylindrical ones. Their eyes, horns and ears all protrude out of the surface of the vessel in a high relief, and are the most prominent parts. While the eyes and the ears have the same design, their horns are very different. The artisan might have used the different shapes of the horns to articulate that the pair of dragons belong to different classes. Nevertheless, the visual juxtaposition is stunning. Also worthy of mentioning is that the design of the dragon on the lid complies in every way with the structural symmetry of the vessel which is marked by its handles on two sides.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01B00047AS002
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M01B00047AS002
ImageV ID
false
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
rights
Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
false