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Chinese bronze pots in a glass display cabinet in a museum setting

chinese Collection

Silver and copper-inlaid bronze wine vessel, hu

Artist: Unknown
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This hu, or ritual wine vessel, is decorated with recessed panels cast in low relief surrounded by ‘rope twist’ borders, a form of decoration thought to have been influenced by the rope-slung containers carried by nomads, and evident on a number of vessels dating from the earlier Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC). The long neck, rarely found in vessels of this type, is finely decorated with bands of silver inlay.

Details

Artist
Unknown
Title
Silver and copper-inlaid bronze wine vessel, hu
Date
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H: 34.5 cm.
Reference
CVCSC 0384.A
Collection
Chinese Bronzes
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