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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Gu (wine vessel)
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Gu (wine vessel)

Date12th century BCE
Maker Chinese
Object number42.4
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Seattle Art Museum, Chinese Metalwork, July 12 - Nov. 27, 1988. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective, Dec. 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing. Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. Seattle Art Museum. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1946, p. 15 "Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 43 (b&w)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Willis B. Herr in memory of Mr. Willis B. Herr
Dimensions11 in. (27.9 cm) x diameter 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
MediumCast bronze
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11th century BCE
Object number: 56.33
Photo: iocolor, LLP
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5th century B.C.
Object number: 45.31
Photo: Susan A. Cole
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early to mid-11th century BCE
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early to mid-11th century BCE
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Mirror: Maenad and Doe
Mirror: Maenad and Doe
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ca. 470 B.C.
Object number: 48.23