Minneapolis Institute of Art

Fangding food vessel

China

Date

11th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This fangding, or “squared ding, ” shows an interesting development in ding design as the decoration tends toward the abstract—possibly influenced by textile design of the time. Long-tailed birds flank the short flanges forming the central ridge of a rudimentary taotie mask. Notably, all the linear patterns on this small vessel have been filled with a black carbon-based substance, to emphasize the graphic designs. China, Asia

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