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Ancient Chinese Bronzes by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Ancient Chinese Bronzes

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late 1800s · Textile, Ten-panel folding screen; embroidery, gold silk threads on black silk

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Square Wine Container (Fangyou) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Square Wine Container (Fangyou)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1250–1046 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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Wine Vessel (Jia) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Wine Vessel (Jia)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1250–1046 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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Bell (Lai Zhong) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bell (Lai Zhong)

Unrecorded maker

c. 800–700 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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Food Container (Gui) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Food Container (Gui)

Unrecorded maker

600–500 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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Wine Vessel (Fu Wu Zun) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Wine Vessel (Fu Wu Zun)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1000–900 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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Tripod Cauldron (Ding) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Tripod Cauldron (Ding)

Unrecorded maker

1200–1100 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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Tripod (Ding) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Tripod (Ding)

Unrecorded maker

1000s BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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Wine Vessel (Hu) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Wine Vessel (Hu)

Unrecorded maker

early 400s BCE · Metalwork, bronze with gold inlay

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Tripod (Ding) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Tripod (Ding)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1250–1046 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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Cranes and Serpents by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cranes and Serpents

Unrecorded maker

475–221 BCE · Sculpture, lacquered wood with polychromy

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Wine Vessel (Zun) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Wine Vessel (Zun)

Unrecorded maker

c. 1000 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

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