Winged Cup with Geometric Designs, 3rd century

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Winged Cup with Geometric Designs, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 ), 3rd century , China, Brown lacquer painted with red lacquer, H. 1 7/8 in. ( cm); W. 4 7/8 in. ( cm); L. 6 in. ( cm), Lacquer, By the Warring States period, Chu, noted for its lacquer production, was the major cultural force in south central China. The visual arts of Chu are often characterized as shamanistic in response to the prevalence of images of fairylike creatures riding on dragons, or clouds that change imperceptibly into dragons, and, as they meander through the sky, transform again into dragons

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Size: 3473px × 3032px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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