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July 4–September 21, 2014


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DING FOOD VESSEL WITH GEOMETRIC PATTERN

ERLITOU PERIOD
18TH–16TH CENTURY BCE

RUBBING SHOWING THE LINWEN SCALE-LIKE DESIGN AND DRAGON-HEAD HANDLES

LING WINE VESSEL WITH DRAGON HANDLES

DING FOOD VESSEL WITH UNDULATING PATTERN

MIDDLE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
KING XIAO’S REIGN
891–886 BCE

RUBBING OF UNDULATING PATTERNS AND A SEVENTY-TWO CHARACTER INSCRIPTION ON THE INTERIOR WALL

DING FOOD VESSEL WITH UNDULATING PATTERN

RUBBING OF THE RAISED-THREAD GEOMETRIC PATTERN

DING FOOD VESSEL

ZUN WINE VESSEL WITH BUFFALO MASKS

LATE SHANG DYNASTY
12TH–11TH CENTURY BCE

RUBBING SHOWING THE BUFFALO MASK

TAOTIE MASKS, AND CASTING FLANGES
ON THE SHOULDER, BODY, AND FOOT
ZUN WINE VESSEL WITH BUFFALO MASKS

GONG WINE VESSEL WITH ANIMAL-SHAPED LID

LATE SHANG DYNASTY
11TH CENTURY BCE

RUBBING SHOWING BIRD DESIGNS ON THE BODY AND LID

GONG WINE VESSEL WITH ANIMAL-SHAPED LID

YOU WINE VESSEL WITH TAOTIE ANIMAL MASKS

EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
11TH CENTURY BCE

RUBBING HIGHLIGHTING A BUFFALO MASK, TAOTIE MASK, AND ELONGATED DRAGONS

YOU WINE VESSEL WITH TAOTIE ANIMAL MASKS

LING WINE VESSEL WITH DRAGON HANDLES

MIDDLE WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY
10TH–9TH CENTURY BCE
Cast for Eternity
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EXHIBITION CATALOGUE

A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition, with essays by Zhou Ya, senior curator of ancient bronzes at the Shanghai Museum, and Liu Yang, curator of Chinese art and head of the Department of Asian Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The catalogue is published by the Clark and distributed by Yale University Press.
Call the Museum Store at 413 458 0520 to order.