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STUDY GUIDE |
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FREER GALLERY
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Presentation of Freer Gallery Visit |
| 1. Jue (Ritual Drinking Cup, 1600-1500 BCE) Gallery 15, Purchase No. 1986.6, Ancient Chinese Pottery and Bronze |
| What Dynasty? | |
| Is this culture Neolithic? | |
| What does this tell you about the accomplishments of the Neolithic Period? | |
| Where was this vessel found? | |
| What information from the Freer's description on the side wall do you consider important? |
| 2. Storage jars, Gallery 15, Purchase No. 73.18 | |
| Describe the shape of the
storage jars.
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| Color? | |
| Design? | |
| How do the two jars differ? | |
| Where were these jars found? What is their period? What Dynasty? | |
| 3. Lei, Ritual Wine Container, 1300-1200, Gallery 15, Purchase No. 39.42. (Case in the center of the room) | |
| What type of animal is represented? | |
| What is the design on the top of the vessel? | |
| 4. Hu, Ritual Wine Container, Shang Dynasty--1200-1200 BCE, Purchase No. 48.1, (Wall Case on far side of Gallery 15) | |
| What animals con you find on
this vessel?
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| How do the designs of the
registers differ?
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| Do you find the mask? What about other animals. Make a small sketch of the designs you observe. | |
| Contrast this vessel with
another Hu, no. 49.5
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| Do these designs suggest
earlier styles? Ceramic? How so?
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| 5. Yu, Ritual Wine Container, Shang Dynasty, 1200-1100 BCE, Gallery 15, No. 42.14 (In case on the right side of the Gallery) | |
| Observe the vessel closely; what are the most striking features of the vessel? What designed do you see on the surface? | |
| How is the vessel divided? | |
| Why was it divided in this fashion? | |
| Is there a second mask? Are there any other animals? Make a small sketch of the vessel showing features that most impressed you. | |
| 6. Fang Jia, Shang Dynasty 1200-1100 BCE, Gallery 15, No. 15.12 (Wall on right side of the room) | |
| What is the motif occupying the band just below the lid? | |
| What designs do you find on the surface? | |
| How many legs? | |
| What is the animal on the handle? | |
| Sketch the vessel. | |
| 7. Fangi, Western Zhou--11th Century BCE, Gallery 14, Purchase No. 30.54 (Room of Western Zhou Bronzes | |
| What is the motif occupying
the band just below the lid?
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| Can you find the serpent? Study the path of the serpent. | |
| Can you find the birds on the lowest band? These are typical of the early period. | |
| Again, what designs do you find on the surface? Is there a Taotie mask? Sketch the designs. | |
| 8. Ritual Water Basin, Pan, Western Zhou, 1000-950, Gallery 14, No. 1993.16 | |
| What is the animal in the center of the basin? | |
| What is the origin of this design? | |
| Is the design a Taoti? | |
| Your Sketch!! | |
| 9. Bird Shaped Wine Server, Eastern Zhou, 500-450 BCE Gallery 14, No. 61.30 (Left wall case in the Western Zhou Gallery) | |
| How have the Bronze shapes
changed
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| What do the designs on this
bronze reveal?
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| Notice the actual feathering of the bird's coat. | |
| 10. Incense Burner, Late Qin or Early Han Dynasty, 200-100 BCE, Gallery 14, No. 47.15 | |
| What does the conical cover on the incense burner represent? | |
| How many peaks do you see on the top? | |
| Do you find any human figures
or animals? Where?
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| Where is the inlaid silver? | |
| What is the relief on the
base?
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| 11. Chariot Fitting, Zhou Dynasty, 300-250 BCE. | |
| This ornament represents what animal? | |
| What material makes up the teeth and the eyeballs? | |
| What material is used for the pupil of the eye? | |
| How and where was this
ornament used?
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| Contrast this with the Tou (Late Zhou, 4th century BCE) in the same case. What designs are found on the surface? How was this vessel used? | |