Cross-bow mechanism
2nd century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCast bronze with gold and silver inlaid design
Dimensions15 x 8.5 x 5.5 cm (5 7/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.1054a-f
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ProvenancePurchased in China by Okakura Kakuzo, 1912.
early 13th century
2nd–1st century B.C.
Late 11th century B.C.
14th century B.C.
mid-19th century
15th century
first half of the 15th century
Late 17th century
12th–13th centuries or 16th–17th centuries
8th century
Early 19th century