Vase ding 鼎, M.C. 2016-12(1)

Dating in centuries: 12th-11th century bc. Ad type(s) of object(s): china, beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, archaeology, metal, metal arts name(s): religious object, tableware and kitchen utensil, vase materials and techniques: bronze, mold casting place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 19cm width: 15. 1cm length: 16. 3cm iconographic description: ding tripod whose body is decorated, on a leiwen background, with three horned taotie masks organized around a central axis constituted by an edge in strong relief. This last motif, which has five to six horizontal incisions, is repeated between each mask, in the axis of the feet of the tripod. Themes / subjects / places represented: dragon, taotie, leiwen mode of acquisition: donation (notarial deed) name of donor, testator, seller: marquet, françoise (wife zao wou-ki 趙無極) date of acquisition: 2016 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 2016-12. Date: Unknown.