wine container, for Yi, the Earl of Zeng (Zengbo Yi hu), Western Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou dynasty, 700s , bronze, h. 13 x diam. 8-11/16 in. (at base), Inscribed inside neck reads: Zeng Boyi used auspicious metal from old vessels and he made this pot for ritual wine for entertaining guests. May his virtue be without flaw; thereby being filial, thereby feasting [ancestors], and thereby being given long, Asian Art

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wine container, for Yi, the Earl of Zeng (Zengbo Yi hu), Western Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou dynasty, 700s , bronze, h. 13 x diam. 8-11/16 in. (at base), Inscribed inside neck reads: Zeng Boyi used auspicious metal from old vessels and he made this pot for ritual wine for entertaining guests. May his virtue be without flaw; thereby being filial, thereby feasting [ancestors], and thereby being given long, Asian Art

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