1943.52.179: Ritual Bell (Bo zhong) with Stylized Dragon and Snake Decor and with Handle in the Form of Addorsed Birds

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1943.52.179

Title

Ritual Bell (Bo zhong) with Stylized Dragon and Snake Decor and with Handle in the Form of Addorsed Birds

Other Titles

Alternate Title: po chung

Classification

Ritual Implements

Work Type

bell

Date

475 - 221 BCE

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, China

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Culture

Chinese

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/204350

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Cast bronze with greenish patina

Dimensions

H. 56.5 x W. 40 x D. 34.4 cm (22 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 13 9/16 in.)
Weight 75 lb.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.52.179

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• S427: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008
• China in Twelve Artworks, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/23/2016 - 05/08/2016

Subjects and Contexts

• Google Art Project

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