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Wine vessel (Jue)

Wine vessel (Jue)

c. 1200 BCE
(c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
Overall: 22.7 x 17.2 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

Description

Wine and food played a major role in ritual offerings to the ancestral spirits and the Supreme Ancestor (Shangdi) performed by the Shang rulers in the state cult of ancestor worship. A variety of wine vessels—each type given a specific name—was cast to bear witness to the power and artistic vitality of this remote civilization. This example of a jue wine cup is for libations. Other types of wine vessels include jia (wine warming vessel), fangyou (square wine container), and gu (beaker with a trumpeted mouth for pouring).
  • L. Wannieck Collection, Paris, France
    ?–1960
    (Bluett & Sons, London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1960–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Four Ritual Vases,” March 27, 1962, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 26-October 9, 1983).
    The Arts of China from The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (February 27–April 10, 1983).
    Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1960.42