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Ding
Food Vessel with Geometric Pattern
Erlitou period 18th–16th century BCE

Jia
Wine Vessel with Taotie Animal Masks
Middle Shang dynasty 15th–13th century BCE

Jue
Wine Vessel with Bovine Head Handle
Early Western Zhou dynasty 11th century BCE

Ding
Food Vessel with Bird-Shaped Legs
Early Western Zhou dynasty 11th century BCE

Gong
Wine Vessel with Animal-Shaped Lid
Late Shang dynasty11th century BCE

Fangyi
Wine Vessel with a Roof-Shaped Lid
Late Shang dynasty 13th–11th century BCE

Li
Food Vessel with Taotie Animal Masks
Middle Shang dynasty 15th–13th century BCE

Gu
Wine Vessel with Taotie Animal Masks
Late Shang dynasty 13th–11th century BCE

Pou
Wine Vessel with Four Ram Heads
Late Shang dynasty 13th–11th century BCE

Zhi
Wine Vessel with Taotie Animal Masks
Late Shang dynasty 13th–12th century BCE

Lei
Wine Vessel with Taotie Animal Masks
Late Shang dynasty 12th–11th century BCE

Zun
Wine Vessel with Buffalo Masks
Late Shang dynasty 12th–11th century BCE

Gui
Food Vessel with Elephant Head Handles
Early Western Zhou dynasty 11th century BCE

Ding
Food Vessel with Undulating Pattern
Middle Western Zhou dynasty King Xiao’s reign, 891–886 BCE

You
Wine Vessel with Taotie Animal Masks
Early Western Zhou dynasty 11th century BCE

Yan
Steamer with Taotie Animal Masks
Early Western Zhou dynasty 11th–10th century BCE

Xu
Food Vessel with Human-Shaped Legs
Late Western Zhou dynasty 9th–8th century BCE

Pan
Vessel with Bird Motifs
Middle Western Zhou dynasty 10th–9th century BCE

He
Vessel with Bird Motifs
Middle Western Zhou dynasty 10th–9th century BCE

Ling
Wine Vessel with Dragon Handles
Middle Western Zhou dynasty 10th–9th century BCE

Gui
Food Vessel with Square Base
Late Western Zhou dynasty 9th–8th century BCE

He
Wine Vessel in the Shape of a Beast
Late Warring States period 3rd century BCE

Dui
Food Vessel with Inlaid Geometric Patterns
Late Warring States period 3rd century BCE

Hu
Wine Vessel with Inlaid Pictorial Scene
Early Warring States period 5th–4th century BCE

Yi
Water Vessel with Dragon Handle
Early Spring and Autumn period 8th–7th century BCE

Jian
Water Vessel with Fantastical Beasts
Late Spring and Autumn periodKing Fuchai’s reign, 495–473 BCE

Dou
Food Vessel with Inlaid Hunting Scene
Late Spring and Autumn period 6th–5th century BCE

Fu
Food Vessel with Intertwined Serpent Motifs
Middle Spring and Autumn period 7th–6th century BCE

He
Wine Vessel with Dragon Spout
Late Spring and Autumn period 6th–5th century BCE

Drum Stand with Coiled Dragons
Late Spring and Autumn period 6th–5th century BCE

Container for Cowrie Shells with Seven Yaks on Lid
Dian culture 2nd–1st century BCE

Bianzhong
Set of Musical Bells
Early Spring and Autumn period 8th–7th century BCE

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE

A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition, with essays by Zhou Ya, senior curator of ancient bronzes at the Shanghai Museum, and Liu Yang, curator of Chinese art and head of the Department of Asian Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The catalogue is published by the Clark and distributed by Yale University Press.
Call the Museum Store at 413 458 0520 to order.