Jue

12th - 11th century B.C.

This tripod is an important vessel type used for warming and serving wine. Ancient vessels like this one became highly collectable from the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)—owners sometimes used them as actual wine cups during social gatherings: See the bamboo brush pot carved by Gu Jue exhibited in this gallery. It shows four gentlemen having evening drinks surrounded by a collection of books, fine ceramics, and antiques, including a bronze cup like this one.

Bronze

9 5/16 x 7 3/8 x 4 7/16 in. (23.66 x 18.73 x 11.2 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

49.200

Photo: Susan Dirk

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Documents International: Eleven Heads Are Better than One: Sixth Graders Connect with SAM, Apr. 1, 1999 - Apr. 2, 2000.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Timeless Grandeur: Art from China, Apr. 25, 2002 - June 12, 2005.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective, Dec. 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009.

Tokyo, Japan, Suntory Museum of Art, Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum, July 25 - Sept. 6, 2009 (Kobe, Japan, Kobe City Museum, Sept. 19 - Dec. 6, 2009; Kofu, Japan, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, Dec. 23, 2009 - Feb. 28, 2010; Atami, Japan, MOA Museum of Art, Mar. 13 - May 9, 2010; Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka Art Museum, May 23 - July 19, 2010).

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Luminous: The Art of Asia, Oct. 13, 2011 - Jan. 8, 2012.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pure Amusements: Wealth, Leisure, and Culture in Late Imperial China, Dec. 24, 2016 - May 15, 2022.

Published ReferencesPreview, KLSN program and Fine Arts Guide, July 1962, p.30.

Knight, Michael. Early Chinese Metalwork in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, 1989; cat. no. 3, pp. 3-6, reproduced on cover.

Kawai, Masatomo, Yasuhiro Nishioka and Yukiko Sirahara, eds. Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum, 2009, The Yomiuri Shimbun, cat. no. 60.

Yiu, Josh. A Fuller View of China: Chinese Art in the Seattle Art Museum, in association with A Fuller View of China, Japan, and Korea. Seattle, Washington: Seattle Art Museum, in association with University of Washington Press, 2014; pp. 17-18, reproduced fig. 3.

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