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Cooking Vessel ("Ding") with Dragons ("Panchi") 

Exhibition information
on exhibit from June 3, 2025 (Tue) to October 19, 2025 (Sun) at Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5

This type of vessel was used to simmer meat, such as beef, pork, and lamb, during rites and rituals. This particularly large example featuring simplified [panchi] dragons was likely entombed with a person of high social standing equivalent to a king.

Cultural property designation
Quantity
Artist
Period/Century
Warring States period, 3rd century BC
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Reportedly found in Huainan City, Anhui Province, China
Material
Bronze
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Gift of Ms. Sakamoto Kiku
Collection reference no.
TJ-4794
Genre
Asian Archaeology
Category
Archaeology > Media > Metal
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