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Litter-mount: O.2-1942

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Litter-mount, bronze with a rectangular plaque at one end and an oval hollow socket at the other. Boldly decorated with t’ast’ich masks and kuei fret, pale green patination with darker brown markings. Chinese.

Notes

History note: Bought Brinet sale, 4th April 1941, Sothebys. Lot 356

Legal notes

Bequeathed by E. Maurice B Ingram. 1941. Received 1942

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Ingram, Edward Maurice Berkeley

Dating

Chou Dynasty (1122-249BC), Early?
Circa -1122 - -0249

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

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Identification numbers

Accession number: O.2-1942
Primary reference Number: 138322
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 17 February 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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