Gui (food vessel)

11th–10th century BCE

The interior bottom of this vessel has a three-character dedication that reads, “The fourth son of the family made this vessel for Father Yi.”

Cast bronze

5 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (13.02 x 26.67 cm)

Diam.: 8 1/4 in.

Thomas D. Stimson Memorial Collection

48.183

Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.

Published ReferencesKnight, Michael. "Early Chinese Metalwork in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1989, no. 9, pp. 15-17, ill. pp. 12, 16.

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