Wine Vessel (Hu)
200
Physical Qualities
Metal alloy, 16 x 12 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (40.6 x 31.1 x 29.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Frank J. and Elizabeth L. Goodnow Collection
Object Number
1942.70.27
Ring handles suspended from animal masks, like those on this
imposing ritual vessel, were copied in relief on clay vessels such
as the painted example on the middle shelf of this case. Sometimes
only the masks were retained as an allusion to the protective feature
of ancient beliefs.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 1942; Goodnow Collection, Baltimore; probably acquired by Elizabeth Goodnow in China, c. 1912-1913
