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Ritual Wine Flask (Bianhu)
5th-4th century BC (Eastern Zhou)
Bronze
(China )
(China )
This vessel, made for ceremonial use and then subsequently deposited in a tomb, dates from a period in which a major element of interest is the endless inventiveness of the patterns. Those patterns are here contained within small rectangles.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 1/2 × W: 12 1/4 × D: 4 in. (34.3 × 31.1 × 10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.1242