青銅卣, Ritual Wine Container (Yu) with Lid, late 11th century

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青銅卣, Ritual Wine Container (Yu) with Lid, Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 ), late 11th century , China, Bronze, H. (to handle) 18 1/2 in. (47 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. ( cm); Wt. 31 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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