Period:Yuan dynasty Production date:14thC-15thC (circa)
Materials:bronze, gold, silver,
Technique:inlaid
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Height: 20.80 centimetres Length: 30 centimetres
Description:
Bronze wine vessel inlaid with silver and gold; bird head; in the shape of an Eastern Zhou he.
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![图片[1]-wine-vessel BM-1981-0627.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Yuan dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00309743_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-wine-vessel BM-1981-0627.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Yuan dynasty/Bronzes/mid_01014021_001.jpg)
Comments:Jones 1990Ming dynsty ewer (he)This inlaid ewer is a careful copy of a fifth-century BC vessel. A comparable example with a similar openwork handle has been excavated at Mizhi in Shanxi province. Inlay of this kind was rarely if ever seen on the vessel type in antiquity and has been added here to give the piece additional prestige, and also probably to make it more attractive. This ewer would have been a prized collector’s piece, probably thought to be ancient.
Materials:bronze, gold, silver,
Technique:inlaid
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Height: 20.80 centimetres Length: 30 centimetres
Description:
Bronze wine vessel inlaid with silver and gold; bird head; in the shape of an Eastern Zhou he.
IMG
Comments:Jones 1990Ming dynsty ewer (he)This inlaid ewer is a careful copy of a fifth-century BC vessel. A comparable example with a similar openwork handle has been excavated at Mizhi in Shanxi province. Inlay of this kind was rarely if ever seen on the vessel type in antiquity and has been added here to give the piece additional prestige, and also probably to make it more attractive. This ewer would have been a prized collector’s piece, probably thought to be ancient.
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