Vase zun 尊, M.C. 693, between 1400 and 1599

Author(s): anonymous, founder date of production: between 1400 and 1599 dating in century: 15th-16th century type(s) of object(s): china, beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, metal, metal arts name(s): religious object, vase materials and techniques: bronze, lost wax casting place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 25. 8cm diameter: 21cm description: flared collar. On the belly, a strip cut by four edges. Dark yellow alloy. Dark brown patina. Red-brown pigments forming spots. Bottom of the vase, made of a very thin metal plate, fixed at the lower level of the bulge of the belly. Themes / subjects / places represented: ornamental representation, taotie mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 693. Date: between 1400 and 1599.