Minneapolis Institute of Art

Jia wine vessel

China

Date

12th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The neck of this jia wine vessel is decorated with dragonized taotie masks and stylized cicadas. On the body, taotie designs appear against a ground of squared spirals. Beneath the handle, a small vertical dragon appears under the taotie’s tail. The handle itself is topped with a bovine head and ends in curved, hoof-like legs. Instead of an inscription, the base features a bearded human figure in relief, likely a clan emblem commonly found on late Shang dynasty bronzes. China, Asia

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