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Wine Vessel (Hu)
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BCE)
Bronze
Gift of Charles and Eileen Mohler…
Wine Vessel (Hu)
Wine Vessel (Hu)
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BCE)
Bronze
Gift of Charles and Eileen Mohler…
Wine Vessel (Hu) Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BCE) Bronze Gift of Charles and Eileen Mohler 2010.24.2.1
Bowers Museum

Wine Vessel (Hu)

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels
Date770-256 BCE
Made AtChina, Asia
MediumBronze
Dimensions13 × 15 × 15 1/2 in. (33 × 38.1 × 39.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles and Eileen Mohler
Object number2010.24.2.1
DescriptionThis object is one of a pair of bronze wine vessels, called Hu, made during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. Embellished with thin, braided designs, this pear–shaped vessel was used to hold and dispense wine. The handles on opposite sides of the vessel are decorated with dogs holding rings in their mouths. The use of molds allowed foundries to produce mass quantities of identical bronzes.
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