青銅觚, Ritual Wine Beaker (Gu), late 11th century

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青銅觚, Ritual Wine Beaker (Gu), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 ), late 11th century , China, Bronze, H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Diam. of rim: 5 in. ( cm); Diam. of foot: 2 13/16 in. ( cm); Wt. 1 lb. ( kg), Metalwork, This elaborate set of wine vessels provides an idea of the splendor of Shang and early Zhou ritual ceremonies. The set is said to have come from a tomb uncovered in 1901; shortly thereafter, it entered the collection of Duan Fang, a senior Manchu official and one of the preeminent antiquarians of the late Qing period

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