Wine Vessel (Hu)
early 400s BCE
Diameter: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); Diameter of mouth: 10.1 cm (4 in.); Overall: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.984
By the time this wine vessel was cast, bronzes were increasingly losing their ritual significance and becoming symbols of prestige and conspicuous consumption. This globular jar (hu) reflects the splendor and luxury of the time. The jar is decorated with free-flowing scrollwor...
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Terms
Technique
bronze with gold inlay
Medium
bronze with gold inlay
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Chinese Art
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