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Tripod Container with Dragon-Head Handle (Zhadou)
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This dragon, winged chimera ( CMA 1980.184 ), and grotesque monster's face ( CMA 1930.731 ) exhibit uninhibited imagination in the representation of fantastic animals--all are full of energy, vigor, and magical power. Whether as purely sculptural forms or decorative elements of utilitarian vessels, they are characterized by a sensitive modeling of dynamic forms with the typical Chinese elegance of line.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTripod Container with Dragon-Head Handle (Zhadou), 500s. China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589). Bronze; overall: 22.8 cm (9 in.); diameter of mouth with rim: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.214
