[Beast-shaped 匜]
Beast-shaped 匜, in the late spring and autumn period, has a height of 22.3 cm, a width of 42.7 cm, and a weight of 4.88 kg
It has a shallow belly, a beast-shaped curved tubular flow, a dragon shape, and four flat animal feet under the circle. The whole device is full of decorative patterns, and the dragon with two bodies on the belly is intertwined with each other. The dragon’s eyes are prominent, and the composition is bright and simple. The head of the dragon looks like a bow. It is held at the tail of the dragon. The tail of the dragon is pendulous, and the tail is rolled out. The body of the dragon is raised to form an arch. There is a small dragon on the back and the head of the dragon. The vivid shape and elaborate decoration of this dragon-shaped bronze ware are very prominent in the bronze ware of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty
This bronze ware is exquisite in shape, exquisite in workmanship and highly ornamental. It can be regarded as a masterpiece of contemporary bronze ware.
![图片[1]-Beast-shaped-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Spring and Autumn period/bronzeware/15664[1024].jpg)
![图片[2]-Beast-shaped-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Spring and Autumn period/bronzeware/15665[1024].jpg "兽形匜局部")
兽形匜局部
