Photo of collection object Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian) — Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian), 100 BC- 100. gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs, Diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); Overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund, 1972.44.a. CC0.

Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian)

100 BC- 100

Maker Unknown

Chinese Art

Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian), 100 BC- 100. China, Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 220). Gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs; diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1972.44.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs
Medium: gilt, bronze, openwork, chased, designs
Dimensions: Diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); Overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Departments: Chinese Art
Accession Number: 1972.44.a
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Exhibitions: CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," Bull., LX (March 1973), p. 115, cat. #309, repr. p. 95<br>Dayton Art Institute, "Chinese Gold and Silver from the T'ang Dynasty from American Collections," Showings: 11/3/1984-1/6/1985, Dayton; 2/5/1985-4/21/1985, Cooper Hewitt, NY
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 241B Arts of Ancient China

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