Period:Western Zhou dynasty Production date:1050BC-771BC (circa)
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Height: 19.70 centimetres Width: 14.20 centimetres (at lip)
Description:
Bronze vessel in the shape called zhi. Four large birds with long semi-detached tails cover the body of the zhi, and another four occupy the lid. In the border below the lip are pairs of small s-shaped dragons. The handle is attached to body where two birds meet.
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![图片[1]-zhi BM-1957-1118.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00341043_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-zhi BM-1957-1118.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00760475_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-zhi BM-1957-1118.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00760652_001.jpg)
![图片[4]-zhi BM-1957-1118.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/00798489_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1987:Zhi wine vessels were inherited by the Zhou from the Shang. In Zhou tomb groups they appear singly with pairs of other wine vessels, such as jue or gu. Handles are found on only a few. Four large birds with long semi-detached tails cover the body of the zhi, and another four occupy the lid. In the border below the lip are pairs of small s-shaped dragons.Plumed birds are typical of the first part of middle Western Zhou. Almost identical birds decorate inscribed bronzes of this period, including the gui from Chang’an Xian discussed in the Introduction (Fig. 16). These generously curving motifs were employed on vessels with rounded profiles, creating a new highly influential bronze style.
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Height: 19.70 centimetres Width: 14.20 centimetres (at lip)
Description:
Bronze vessel in the shape called zhi. Four large birds with long semi-detached tails cover the body of the zhi, and another four occupy the lid. In the border below the lip are pairs of small s-shaped dragons. The handle is attached to body where two birds meet.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1987:Zhi wine vessels were inherited by the Zhou from the Shang. In Zhou tomb groups they appear singly with pairs of other wine vessels, such as jue or gu. Handles are found on only a few. Four large birds with long semi-detached tails cover the body of the zhi, and another four occupy the lid. In the border below the lip are pairs of small s-shaped dragons.Plumed birds are typical of the first part of middle Western Zhou. Almost identical birds decorate inscribed bronzes of this period, including the gui from Chang’an Xian discussed in the Introduction (Fig. 16). These generously curving motifs were employed on vessels with rounded profiles, creating a new highly influential bronze style.
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