Ritual Three-legged Vessel

anonymous, c. -1200 - c. -1000

This three-legged vessel is known as a ding. The sides feature six cast bronze kui dragons with bulging eyes, set as pairs facing one another. Together they form three taotie masks, which are subdivided by three ridges. Below this are triangular scrolls creating a frieze of cicada patterns. This object was used as a vessel for food in ritual offerings.

  • Artwork typeritual object, ding, drievoet
  • Object numberAK-MAK-4
  • Dimensionsheight 23 cm x width 18.8 cm x depth 18 cm
  • Physical characteristicsBronze

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Ritual Three-legged Vessel
    • Ding (tripod)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-4

  • Description

    Ritueel vat voor voedsel. Brede band met fabeldieren met snavelachtige bekken en grote, uitspringende ogen; hieronder driehoekige ornamenten.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, China

  • Dating

    c. -1200 - c. -1000

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Bronze

  • Dimensions

    height 23 cm x width 18.8 cm x depth 18 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Orvar Karlbeck, 1935)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Orvar Karlbeck, fl. 790, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1935;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Nicole Schouten, 'een bronzen ding uit de collectie van onze Vereniging', Mededelingenblad Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst 14/5 (1984), pp. 4-13.

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