Silver and copper-inlaid bronze wine vessel, hu
Artist: Unknown
On display
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