Wine Vessel (Fu Wu Zun)
Unknown Artist
c. 1000–900 BCE
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
h. 25.2 cm · diam. 23.1 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1938.13
About this artwork
This vessel is decorated with dragons and taotie, a stylized monster face motif frequently found on ancient Chinese ritual bronzes.