Fu 簠 (Rectangular food vessel)
Fu 簠 (Rectangular food vessel)
Fu 簠 (Rectangular food vessel)
Fu 簠 (Rectangular food vessel)
Fu 簠 (Rectangular food vessel)
Fu 簠 (Rectangular food vessel)

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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Fu 簠 (Rectangular food vessel),

late 8th century BCE

Chinese
Eastern Zhou dynasty, 770–256 BCE | Spring and Autumn period, 770–ca. 470 BCE
y1965-77

Information

Title
Fu 簠 (Rectangular food vessel)
Dates

late 8th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
h. 8.5 cm., l. 27.5 cm., w. 21.5 cm. (3 3/8 x 10 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase from the C. D. Carter Collection, by subscription
Object Number
y1965-77
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Spring and Autumn period
Type
vessels for preparing food, bronzes, ceremonial vessels
Subject
geometric patterns

Chester Dale Carter (1883–1962) and Dolly Carter, 1952–1965 [1]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 1965. [1] Acquired in Japan between 1952 and 1959 while Chester Dale Carter was an employee of the Ethyl Corporation.

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