Bronze Turkic wine jar
The Turkic wine jar is a 5th century BC wine vessel, now housed in the Minneapolis Museum of Art in the United States. This storage container is part of an important hunting scene for the Hu people. They showcase the influence of nomadic art in northern China. The four main straps depict scenes of men hunting birds, deer, wild boars, and tigers with spears, knives, and bows and arrows. These pictorial scenes depicting human activities represent a revolutionary change in bronze art.
Bronze ware from the Shang Dynasty, known as the 'Bronze Pavilion'
This Chinese cultural relic is a wine vessel called "斝", produced in the 13th to 12th centuries BC. It is collected at the Minneapolis Museum of Art in the United States. 斝 is a ceremonial vessel used for ancestor worship, which is made of both pottery and copper. It can be quadrupedal or quadrupedal, with two cylindrical protrusions on the mouth edge, which may be used to hang the vessel above a heat source. Yan first appeared in the Neolithic Age (5000-2000 BC) and was very common in the Shang and early Western Zhou dynasties, but disappeared in the mid Western Zhou period.
Bronze vessels from the Western Zhou Dynasty, "Western Zhou Bronze Tripod"
This Chinese cultural relic is a tripod (food utensil) from the 12th to 11th centuries BC, currently housed in the Minneapolis Museum of Art in the United States. This tripod is a vessel designed by craftsmen during the Western Zhou Dynasty in the form of the Shang Dynasty. The main body of the tripod is a standard tripod, deep bowl shaped, while the circular handles on both sides are innovatively presented in the shape of elephant heads and trunks. Li is a type of food utensil in ancient China, mainly used for cooking and worship. This Li is a masterpiece from the Western Zhou Dynasty, with exquisite craftsmanship.
Shang Dynasty Bronze Vessel "Sacrifice to Tripod"
This tripod is a relic of China's Shang Dynasty (1600 BC -1046 BC) and was made from 1200 BC to 1100 BC. The overall size of this bronze vessel is 14.3 x 12.5cm and is currently in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. This tripod has a pattern composed of silkworms and cicadas, which is a typical form and decoration of the late Shang Dynasty. In ancient China, bronze vessels such as the tripod were used to worship the food and meat of ancestors in sacrifices. These bronzes have become the main academic research objects in Chinese history and are precious art treasures.
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