light olive-green mottled with dark brown; a band of fine carving around neck; high foot; flaring top; possibly Han period but probably Sung in imitation of Han.

Zhi vase, 960-1279

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more  16.10

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Made of light olive green jade mottled with dark brown, this wine vessel was inspired by a zhi, a bronze vessel of the same shape used in ritual ceremonies of the late Shang and Western Zhou dynasties (c. 1300–771 BCE). The jade’s debt to its bronze prototype is also confirmed by the band of carved abstract motifs around its neck. On a bronze vessel, these abstractions would have represented dragons alternating with fiery whorl designs.

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Title
Zhi vase
Role
Artist
Dimension
H.4-7/8 x W.2-3/4 x D.2-1/4 in.
Accession Number
16.10
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light olive-green mottled with dark brown; a band of fine carving around neck; high foot; flaring top; possibly Han period but probably Sung in imitation of Han.