Artist/maker:
Henan bronze casting workshop
Title:
Ceremonial wine vessel in the form of a duck.
Origin/country:
China,Henan Province
Medium:
Cast bronze in piece mold technique.
Style/form:
Hevessel, a ceremonial container for wine.
Dimensions: 20cm x22cm.
Date/period:
Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046 –771 BC).Item Description:
Zoomorphicduck-shapedHevessel with a globe-shaped handle standingonfour anthropomorphic legs.
Signature/markings:
The sides of the vessel are marked with Taotie.
Condition:
The object does not show sign of restoration and patina is consistent with purported age, showing multilayered patinaand oxidation.Uneven corrosion on a pattern apparently consistent withnatural aging
