Ritual wine vessel, jia
Artist: Unknown
On display
The jia shares several features with the jue: three (or more rarely four) legs, a handle and capped posts. It is much larger though, and clearly intended to hold multiple servings of wine. The jia also has a wider range of body styles. The posts may have been used to help move it on and off a source of heat, since wine was often served warm
Details
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Ritual wine vessel, jia
- Date
- Shang dynasty (c.1500-1050 BC)
- Medium
- Bronze
- Reference
- CVCSC 0406.A
- Collection
- Chinese Bronzes