Artwork

Bronze Zhi

: The Chinese character Dou is a pictograph whose shape comes from the bronze vessel Dou. Dou is...

: Three small animals cast in the round embellish the dome-shaped lid of this bronze dui, or ritual...

: Gong emerged in the late Shang Dynasty. Its body normally is elliptical or rectangular. It has a...

Zhi is a type of goblet for drinking wine. Its body is flat or round, with an open mouth, a deep belly, a ring foot, and sometimes a lid. Zhi came into use only in the late Shang Dynasty. Later, it replaced Gu on some occasions and joined the Jue to form a fixed set. But with the decline of drinking vessels in rituals, Zhi never got a chance to be fully developed.

Related: Xiao Chenshan Zhi

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