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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:

9.5" x 7" x 7"

Classification/Category:

Furnishings

Specific Classification:

Bronze Vessel

Notable Signatures,

Inscriptions, and/or Markings:

Donated by:

Unknown

Accession Number

1993.055.001

Artifact Date:

2000 - 999 B.C.

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)

Artifact Era/Dynasty:

Unknown

Creator:

Chinese

Creator Ancestry:

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The bronze ding replica in the Cultural Centre collection is divided into three components. Each section would've allowed cooking of different foods simultaneously. Bronze vessels were very popular in the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C.). Bronzeware dating back to the Shang Dynasty is noted for its size and naive forms. Shang Dynasty bronze is referred to having a "feroscious beauty",  due to their volume and compositions that were often repetitive and unhinged.

Artifact Date:

2000 - 999 B.C.

Artifact Era/Dynasty:

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC)

Creator:

Unknown

Creator Ancestory:

Chinese

Catalogue Entry

Online References:

Song, Li. Chinese Bronze Ware: A Mirror of Culture. Beijing. China Intercontinental Press. 2009.

Department:

The Museum Proper

On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:

On Display

Replica or Original:

Replica

A triple divided bronze ding.
一個三足青銅鬲。

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Classification/Category:

Furnishings

Specific Classification:

Bronze Vessel

Notable Signatures,

Inscriptions, and/or Markings:

Primary Material:

Metal

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

9.5" x 7" x 7"

Donated by:

Unknown

Accession Number:

1993.055.001

Bronze Vessel with Triple Dividers 鬲

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