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[Book of square vessels]

Book of square vessels, 28.5 cm in height, 16.2 cm in width, and 3.12 kg in weight
Flat mouth, flat cover, square body, round corner, vertical abdomen. Flat bottom, with four triangular pointed feet at the bottom, with feet slightly outward. There are a pair of bird-shaped buttons on the top of the cover. The bird stands with its back facing, and the cover is decorated with animal face patterns. There is an umbrella-shaped square column on both sides of the mouth. The column is decorated with tooth-shaped patterns and cloud-like patterns, and the mouth is decorated with leaf patterns around. The abdomen is decorated with animal face patterns on all sides, with eight inverted Kui patterns between them, and there is an animal-shaped handle on the ventral side. The outside of the foot is decorated with banana leaf animal face pattern. The vessel has a drooping belly, a downward center of gravity, and four feet outward, with a stable shape. The belly is on the ground of thunder pattern, and the animal face pattern and Kui pattern are carved on it. The pattern is exquisite and exquisite. It is rare to have a square body
The inscription “Book” on the inner bottom of the implement represents the national emblem


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