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
Object number: 52.125
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