Square lei wine vessel with kui-dragon and bird pattern and copper inlay, mid Warring States period, c. 4th-3rd century BCE

Square lei wine vessel with kui dragon and bird pattern and coupler inlay, mid Warring States period, c. 4th 3rd center BCE

• Image Number:C1A001218N000000000PAD
• Dynamy:Warring States period
• Category:Bronzes
• <Function:ritual vessels, Wine vessel
• Material:mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:. The mouth of the utensil is decorated with continuous diamond patterns, and the body is decorated with deformed bird patterns and Kui patterns. Their limbs have been patterned. Some are square hooks, some are round, and the lines blend smoothly like cirrus clouds. All the patterns are spliced and inlaid by small pieces of red copper flakes. The old collection of the Qing Palace was recorded on page 14, page 6, of Volume B of the Western Qing Dynasty Continuation, and was recorded as “Han Huan’er Zun”