Jue (wine vessel)
China, Henan province, Anyang, Jue (wine vessel), 13th century/early 12th century BCE, cast bronze with red, green, and turquoise patinas, Museum Purchase: Ella M. Hirsch Fund, public domain, 40.27
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- Title
Jue (wine vessel)
- Related Titles
original language: 商 青銅饕餮紋爵
- Artist
- Date
13th century/early 12th century BCE
- Period
China: Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600-1100 BCE)
- Medium
cast bronze with red, green, and turquoise patinas
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Ceremonial and Ritual Objects
Metalwork
- Object Type
ritual vessel
- Culture
Chinese
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Ella M. Hirsch Fund
- Accession Number
40.27
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Place Made
Created in: Anyang
Ancestral rituals at the Shang royal court involved drinking copious amounts of wine, and many bronze vessels were designed to serve as wine containers, ewers, and goblets. This graceful wine cup, known as a jue, was reportedly found at Anyang, the ancient capital of the Shang dynasty, in 1940. A band of molded decoration at the waist depicts an early form of the taotie animal mask, while a bovine head adorns the handle. A two-character inscription, which has not yet been deciphered, appears under the handle.
