Wine Warmer (Jiaodou)
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Gilded bronze
Gift of Dr. Stephen R. Blair in M…

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Wine Warmer (Jiaodou)

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels

Date618-906 CE

Made AtChina, Asia

MediumGilded bronze

Dimensions2 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 7 in. (6.4 × 13 × 17.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Stephen R. Blair In Memory of Armand J. Labbe

Object number2005.14.1

DescriptionThis object is a three-footed vessel used to heat wine in preparation for drinking, and it was made during the Tang dynasty (618-907).The curving lines on the inside of the vessel would have made the contents appear to undulate when heated. The raised dragon and phoenix at the center are Chinese motifs, but the surrounding string of pearls reveals a Western Asian influence.

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