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Three-legged Cauldron

Creation date: 5th century BCE

Creation place: China

Other Information

Type: Bronze Ting

Medium and Support: Bronze

Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Cora Timken Burnett

Accession Number: 1957.478

Dimensions: 9 1/2 in. x 10 in. x 9 3/16 in. (24.13 cm x 25.4 cm x 23.34 cm)

Currently on view

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November 2004
Past In Reverse: Contemporary Art from East Asia [Historical section]
This ritual bronze vessel is an example from China's antiquity, and it is a type that is frequently referenced by later artists, including contemporary artist Hung Yi. In form it is a bowl standing on three legs, and it was used to cook and then offer the meat of sacrificial animals to the spirits of deceased ancestors. It was thought that when the ancestor spirits were sated with food and drink, then they would not haunt their descendants and instead would aid them in achieving prosperity. Such ritual bronze vessels were subtly ornamented with areas of abstract motifs and the faces of a mythical creature known as tao tie.
Last Updated: 4/17/2012

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Art of East Asia San Diego Museum of Art , 2/3/2013 - 8/1/2013

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Ms. Yu Sung. Selections from the Chinese Collection San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1999
Page Number: 83, Figure Number: 83

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