Bronze gui vessel-- Ge bo gui ; Ge bo gui ; Pengsheng gui
- Creator/Contributor:
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Creation Date:
- Late Qing dynasty
- Description:
- Rubbing from Middle Western Zhou ritual vessel (food container) with 85 character inscription and geometric decorative patterns.
- Extent:
- 108 x 58 cm.
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Genre:
- rubbings
- Digital Format:
- Images
- Subjects:
- bronzes
ritual objects
vessels
inscriptions
food - Culture:
- Chinese
- Style Period:
- Western Zhou
- Materials/Techniques:
- ink
paper
intaglio - Notes:
- Citation/references: San dai ji jin wen cun, 1983. v. 2, p. 927
General note: Inscription: Pengsheng received four fine horses from Ge bo in exchange for 30 measured tian of land .
Provenance: Rubbing originally collected by Ruan Yuan, famous Qing scholar who studied Shang and Zhou period bronzes. - Repository:
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- HOLLIS Record:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork203848/urn-3:FHCL:476959/catalog
- Record ID:
- W203848_urn-3:FHCL:476959
- Permalink:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/chinese-rubbings-collection/6-W203848_urn-3:FHCL:476959
