Department:
The Museum Proper
Replica or Original:
Replica
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
On Display
Primary Material:
Metal
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
7.5" x 15.25" x 15.25"
Classification/Category:
Recreational Objects
Specific Classification:
Bowl
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings:
Donated by:
Unknown
Accession Number
1993.011.001
Artifact Date:
1000 B.C. - A.D.
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Unknown
Creator:
Chinese
Creator Ancestry:
The Fish-Basin first appeared in the Han Dynasty in China. Quaint in shape and capturing a traditional aesthetic, this authentic bronze bowl depicts four fish at the bottom of the basin and two ears welded onto its rim. In order to make the basin sing, clean water must sit at the bottom. Then, with clean hands, rub the ears slowly. A sweet drone will be heard from the basin and four water coloumns of about 50 cm high will spurt out from the mouth of four fish.
The singing of the fish basin will make you stronger and happier, promoting an enthusiasm for life. The Bronze Singing Fish Basin is documented as a historic object that encouraged "play" among nobles, gifted scholars and beautiful ladies in the Ming Dynasty.
Artifact Date:
1000 B.C. - A.D.
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Creator:
Unknown
Creator Ancestory:
Chinese
Catalogue Entry
They are bronze bowls which are so precisely proportioned that when just the right amount of water is placed in them, and the two handles are rubbed at the correct rate, water spouts appear.
它們是青銅碗，它們的比例非常精確，以至於當它們放入適量的水時，在兩個碗上都進行了摩擦。出現水柱。
Online References:
Department:
The Museum Proper
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
On Display
Replica or Original:
Replica
A bronze bowl that when filled with water and rubbed produces water spouts.
一個當裝滿水並用雙手摩擦碗柄時會產生小噴泉的青銅碗。
Listen
Classification/Category:
Recreational Objects
Specific Classification:
Bowl
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings: