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Wine Vessel (Jia)

Wine Vessel (Jia)

c. 1700–1500 BCE
Overall: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)

Description

This wine-warming vessel, known as jia, is the earliest example of a Chinese bronze vessel in the museum collection. It reveals an already sophisticated bronze casting technology that would serve as the foundation for the later vigorous artistic developments of the Shang civilization. The use of bronze was a major turning point of the Chinese civilization. Bronze metallurgy flourished alongside other major developments in ancient China including cities, specialized craftsmanship, stratified social classes, and the invention of writing.
  • Wilson, J. Keith, and Anne E. Wardwell. "New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 81, no. 8 (1994): 270-347. Reproduced: p. 278; Mentioned: p. 278-80, 346 www.jstor.org
  • Asian Autumn: New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 18-December 31, 1994).
    CMA 1994: Asian Autumn: "New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions," cat. Bull., vol. 81, no. 8 (Oct. 1994) cat no. 5, p. 346, pp. 278-280, repr. p. 278
    The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).
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