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

chinese Collection

Ritual food vessel and cover, dou

Artist: Unknown
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A dou was a ritual vessel for offering food, shaped as a tall stand with a cover. It was a very common form in pottery and lacquer. This bronze example is decorated with fine interlaced patterns around the middle of the body, which may have been developed through stamping or repeated impressions in the mould, a form of mass production for this ornament.

Details

Artist
Unknown
Title
Ritual food vessel and cover, dou
Date
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475-221 BC): about 400-300 BC
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H: 24 cm.
Reference
CVCSC 0312.1-2.A
Collection
Chinese Bronzes
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