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Ming Dynasty, circa 1500AD Height 31.8cms. Depth 9.5 cms. Width 14.9 cms. Has jade cover and wood stand. Received from Mrs. Mildred Tabor Keally by deed of gift dated December 28, 1962.\""},{"label":"Genre","value":["Artifacts"]},{"label":"Object Location","value":"J.17"},{"label":"Date","value":"D:00 M:00 Y:1800 - D:00 M:00 Y:2000"},{"label":"Date Original","value":"19th-20th century CE"},{"label":"Era","value":["Republican period","Qing dynasty"]},{"label":"Measurement","value":"Height (with cover) 32 cm; Overall height (including an original black wood stand 5 cm) 37 cm; Width at the widest section 14.5 cm; Thickness 8 mm"},{"label":"Medium","value":["Spinach jade, mottled, some calcification, moderate translucency, well polished","Jade"]},{"label":"Country of Origin","value":["China"]},{"label":"Description","value":"This Hu vessel derives its shape from the archaic sacrificial bronze wine jar of ancient Chinese cultures. From the Song to the early Qing dynasty, it functioned as a sign of sanctification or consecration during religious ceremonies, as a storage container of sacred fluid or oil that was poured into the bowl-like hsi or lei. This vessel has an overall flattened cross-section and a sloping profile with a broad neck that flares outwards at its angular shoulders. The cover is surmounted by simple two-tier ridges. Its surface is divided into four registers, profusely adorned with stylized representations of animals in low relief. Two loose-ring handles, positioned at the neck, are supported from taotie finials. The incurvate neck is adorned with shields of pair fish (or yu), symbolic of abundance, power status, connubial felicity, or marital harmony. The bands at the cover and the shoulders carry succeeding motifs of mandarin ducks, another symbol of love and of a blissful marriage. The defining element of the vessel is the register around the body adorned with the taotie motif by a plain narrow negative space. The fish ornamentation is echoed in the narrower bottom band of the vessel body. The straight footring is finished at the hollow base by a thick ridge. The taotie-amidst-stylized-cloud motif is of uncertain origin and cannot be easily categorized among the earliest taotie bronze masks. My personal take is that such amalgamation of the prevailing idea of the propagation of life-aquatic life and animal form (the universal energy ch'ih of the ancient Chinese's mind)-and the mysterious taotie might create some discordance in theme and design. Recent pieces interestingly open developments of new idioms that are inclined to suit everyday necessities and special requisites. Bronze forms were only occasionally copied in jade in the ancient period. Since the dating of this jade vessel is challenging; it could securely be placed anywhere from the late Qing to recent time."},{"label":"Title","value":"Ancestral Altar Hu"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Materials available through GettDigital encompass a wide range of works, many of which are in the public domain. However, some items may still be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Users are responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws when reproducing or publishing these works. Items in our GettDigital Collections are for educational use. For assistance in understanding rights, obtaining permissions, or requesting files for publication or research purposes, please contact us at <a href=\"www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist\">www.gettysburg.edu/special-collections/ask-an-archivist</a>"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/2190"}],"description":"Ancestral Altar Hu","sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","canvases":[{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/6e6c3461-db58-4bc1-8583-4c886b10d7c6/canvas/_1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_k2back","height":1818,"width":923,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/edaf9aed-31b6-4d00-bcaa-10d6c547062b/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/edaf9aed-31b6-4d00-bcaa-10d6c547062b","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json","tiles":[{"width":512,"scaleFactors":[1,2,4]}]},"height":1818,"width":923},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/6e6c3461-db58-4bc1-8583-4c886b10d7c6/canvas/_1","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_k2back"},{"label":"Title","value":"Back"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/2189"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/edaf9aed-31b6-4d00-bcaa-10d6c547062b/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}},{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/6e6c3461-db58-4bc1-8583-4c886b10d7c6/canvas/_2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"gaa_k2front","height":1840,"width":878,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/728c31ec-b629-46a9-882f-e2de601ea60a/full/full/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/728c31ec-b629-46a9-882f-e2de601ea60a","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"},"height":1840,"width":878},"on":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/6e6c3461-db58-4bc1-8583-4c886b10d7c6/canvas/_2","metadata":[{"label":"Identifier","value":"gaa_k2front"},{"label":"Title","value":"Front"},{"label":"Reference URL","value":"http://cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4016coll6/id/2188"}]}],"thumbnail":{"@id":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/728c31ec-b629-46a9-882f-e2de601ea60a/full/500,500/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","height":500,"width":500}}]}],"thumbnail":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/edaf9aed-31b6-4d00-bcaa-10d6c547062b/full/300,300/0/default.jpg","logo":"https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/gettysburg/iiif/logo"}