Title
'Li' (tripod)
circa 14th century BCE-11th century BCE
Artists
Unknown Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Tripod 'li'
- Place where the work was made
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Longshan
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Shandong Province
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China
- Period
- Shang dynasty circa 1600 - 1100 BCE → China
- Date
- circa 14th century BCE-11th century BCE
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- grey earthenware
- Dimensions
- 13.6 x 13.5 cm (irreg.)
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1983
- Location
- Lower Asian gallery
- Accession number
- 231.1983
- Copyright
- Share
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About
The 'li' is a uniquely Chinese cooling vessel which when filled with water and covered with a perforated vessel, was used for steaming. The simple surface decoration is characteristic of such wares: the deep cord-like markings on the body are the imprints left by the cord-lined moulds in which the piece was shaped. The vessel shape is made of three mammary lobes standing on pointed feet.
Reference:
Willets, W., 'Foundations of Chinese Art' London, Thames and Hudson, 1965. pg.38, fig. 13.
Valenstein, S., 'A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics' New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975, collection plate no. 3 (pg.14).
Pang, M.A., 'An album of Chinese Art' Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, 1983, fig. 14.
Asian Art Dept., AGNSW, 21 September 1983.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
The Way We Eat, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 03 Apr 2021–2022
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Early Ceramics', Sydney, 2003, 101 (colour illus.).
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