Wine Vessel (Fang Hu)
Qin or Western Han dynasty (221 BCE - 9 CE)
Bronze
Gift of Donald and …

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Wine Vessel (Fang Hu)

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels

Date221 BCE - 9 CE

Made AtChina, Asia

MediumBronze

Dimensions15 15/16 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (40.5 × 21 × 21 cm)

Credit LineGift of Donald and Carol Murray

Object number2013.31.1

DescriptionThis object is a wine vessel (called fang hu) made during the Qin or Western Han dynasty (221 BCE - 9 CE). Several wine vessels like this one were found in Qin dynasty tombs at Yunmeng, Hubei. The square, plain design of the fang hu evolved out of elaborately decorated round hu of the Zhou dynasty. The handles, animal masks with pendant rings, are very traditional. The use of bronze vessels tapered off during the Han dynasty as they were replaced by pottery.

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