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Steamer, Yan
Medium
bronze
Measurements
38.7 × 25.6 × 25.7 cm
Place/s of Execution
China
Inscription
incised inside upper rim (in Chinese arcahic script): (Ts'ung made (this) valuable Hsien - steamer, may it be employed for a myriad of years)
Accession Number
588-D4
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1947
NGV
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Cauldron or steamer, bell shape, on three legs extended from mouths of monsters, first stylistic phase.