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Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Shaft Mounting

500–300 BCE

China, Eastern Zhou dynasty

(770–256 BCE), Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
bronze inlaid with gold and silver
Overall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1169
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This small circular finial is treated with whorls, angles, and horn- or beak-like parts that suggest either oxen or birds.
  • 1942–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Hollis, Howard. "Three Chinese Staff Ends." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 31, no. 1 (January 1944): 16–17. Mentioned: pp. 16–17; Reproduced: p. 19 www.jstor.org
  • The Arts of China from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH (February 27-April 10, 1983).
  • {{cite web|title=Shaft Mounting|url=false|author=|year=500–300 BCE|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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