Ritual Vessel in the Shape of a Rhinoceros

Unknown artist

Asian Art Museum

A bronze vessel shaped like a rhinoceros stands on a plain gray background. The object has a weathered, patinated surface with green and reddish-brown discoloration. A bronze vessel shaped like a rhinoceros stands on a plain gray background. The object has a weathered, patinated surface with green and reddish-brown discoloration. One of the only Bronze Age Chinese vessels made in the shape of an animal, and the museum’s mascot.