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

chinese Collection

Wine vessel, fou

Artist: Unknown
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This wine vessel is supported on a rounded foot decorated with a rope-twist band, a design mirrored in the body of the vessel, where twisted rope separates oblong panels of dense geometric motif. Each of the large S-shaped handles is cast in the form of a scaly, bat-eared animal whose lower half merges with the form of a small feline with tiger-like stripes.

Details

Artist
Unknown
Title
Wine vessel, fou
Date
Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770-475 BC)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H: 29.7 cm.
Reference
CVCSC 0377.A
Collection
Chinese Bronzes
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