Vessel in the shape of an Owl

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MIA_.50.46.116

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MIA_.50.46.116

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1999

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1999

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

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Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

artist unknown

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artist unknown

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Vessel in the shape of an Owl

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Vessel in the shape of an Owl

Title

false

View:

Front

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Front

View

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Creation Date:

late 1300 B.C. - 1200 B.C.

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late 1300 B.C. - 1200 B.C.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

-1333

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-1333

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-1200

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-1200

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

bronze

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bronze

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

vessel

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vessel

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H.12-1/2 x W.8-1/4 in.

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H.12-1/2 x W.8-1/4 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

50.46.116

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50.46.116

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

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Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Vessels made in animal form constitute virtually the only bronze sculpture known from the Shang period. Besides this well-known version of an owl, rare examples of quadrupeds including buffalo, boar, rhinoceros, elephant and ram have also survived. The "Pillsbury Owl" is the oldest and most naturalistic of the few remaining owl-shaped tsun. Standing near the beginning of the Anyang period (1400-1027 b.c.), it represents a charming, though seldom practiced and short-lived tradition of casting ceremonial vessels in the shapes of animals.

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<P>Vessels made in animal form constitute virtually the only bronze sculpture known from the Shang period. Besides this well-known version of an owl, rare examples of quadrupeds including buffalo, boar, rhinoceros, elephant and ram have also survived. The "Pillsbury Owl" is the oldest and most naturalistic of the few remaining owl-shaped tsun. Standing near the beginning of the Anyang period (1400-1027 b.c.), it represents a charming, though seldom practiced and short-lived tradition of casting ceremonial vessels in the shapes of animals. </P>

Context

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Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour

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Antenna Audio: Permanent Collection Tour

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Vessel in the shape of an Owl