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Photo: Don Ross, Vermont
Libation Vessel (Gu)
Photo: Don Ross, Vermont

Libation Vessel (Gu)

Artist (Chinese)
DateShang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BCE), c. 1200 BCE
PeriodShang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 B.C.E.)
MediumBronze
DimensionsObject size: 10 x diameter 5 7/8 inches
Credit LinePurchase with funds provided by the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Art Acquisition Fund
Object number2005.028
Curatorial DepartmentAsian Art
_Place of OriginChina
Gu
Anonymous (Chinese)
c. 1600–1046 B.C.E., Shang dynasty
Object number: 1998.002
Ding-Shaped Vessel
Anonymous (Chinese)
supposedly 7th century
Object number: SC 2009.04
Anonymous (Chinese)
Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Object number: 2016.100
Photo: Tad Merrick
Anonymous (Chinese)
206 B.C.E.–220 C.E., Han dynasty
Object number: 2006.064
Photo: Don Ross, Vermont
Anonymous (Chinese)
Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
Object number: 1971.001
Photo: Don Ross, Vermont
Anonymous (Chinese)
Northern Qi dynasty (550–577), 568
Object number: 2005.042
Coin ?
Anonymous (Chinese)
206 B.C.E.–220 C.E., Han dynasty
Object number: 1974.021.1
Coin ?
Anonymous (Chinese)
206 B.C.E.–220 C.E., Han dynasty
Object number: 1974.021.2
Mirror
Anonymous (Chinese)
618–907, Tang dynasty
Object number: 1997.012
Photo: Tad Merrick, Vermont
Anonymous (Chinese)
618–907, Tang dynasty
Object number: 2006.032
Mirror
Anonymous (Chinese)
206 B.C.E.–220 C.E., Han dynasty
Object number: 1997.013
Square Mirror
Anonymous (Chinese)
618–907, Tang dynasty
Object number: 1997.016