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Photo: Paul Macapia
Covered You
Photo: Paul Macapia

Covered You

Datemid 11th-10th century B.C.
Label TextBronze vessels such as these examples from the Shang and Western Zhou periods are highly valued as important symbols of the past. Copies continue to be made today to show respect for China’s ancient traditions and lengthy history.
Object number51.67
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, 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.Published References"Chinese Art Recently Acquired by American Museums," in the Archives of the Chinese Art Society of America, Vol. 6 (1952), p. 64-72, illus no. 25. Clysdale, Heather Colburn, The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, "Journal", Autumn 2008, pg. 10 "Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 44 (b&w) Kawai, Masatomo, Yasuhiro Nishioka, Yukiko Sirahara, editors, "Luminous Jewels: Masterpieces of Asian Art From the Seattle Art Museum", 2009, The Yomiuri Shimbun, catalogue number 62 Knight, Michael. "Early Chinese Metalwork in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1989, no. 10, pp. 18-19, 21
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions9 3/8 x 8 x 5 1/2 in. (23.81 x 20.32 x 13.97 cm) Girth: 19 3/4 in.
MediumBronze
You (wine vessel)
Chinese
11th century BCE
Object number: 56.33
Wine vessel (you)
Chinese
12th - 11th century B.C.
Object number: 47.67
Bronze covered Ding
Chinese
3rd century B.C.
Object number: 40.15
Chinese
5th- 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 44.13.1
Chinese
5th - 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 44.13.2
Waterdropper
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 92.47.79
Waterdropper modelled as a herdsboy pushing a gourd
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 92.47.80
Chariot hub caps
Chinese
5th century - 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 40.17.1
Chariot hub caps
Chinese
5th century - 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 40.17.2
Waterdropper
Chinese
Object number: 92.47.108
Waterdropper
Chinese
Object number: 92.47.109
Waterdropper
Chinese
Object number: 92.47.110