COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
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ChineseArtENG~1~1
National Palace English
Collection
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Work ID:
M01B00065
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M01B00065
Work ID
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Title:
Bronze Square Lei vessel with copper inlay
title_e
Bronze Square Lei vessel with copper inlay
Title
false
Creation Date:
Warring States Period
date_creation_e
Warring States Period
Creation Date
false
Start Year Date:
B.C.481
date_creation_start_e
B.C.481
Start Year Date
false
End Year Date:
B.C.221
date_creation_end_e
B.C.221
End Year Date
false
Dynasty:
10 Warring States Period (481~221 B.C)
dynasty
10 Warring States Period (481~221 B.C)
Dynasty
false
Creation Place:
China
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China
Creation Place
false
Measurements:
Height: 33.5 cm; Weight: 17300g
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Height: 33.5 cm; Weight: 17300g
Measurements
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Material:
Bronze
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Bronze
Material
false
Form:
Lei (wine vessel)
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Lei (wine vessel)
Form
false
Type:
Bronzes
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Bronzes
Type
false
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
repository_e
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Repository
false
Description:
This vessel has a square mouth and a square foot. Four sides of the belly bulge out and taper down toward the bottom. Attached to each of the four shoulders is a lug handle. The body is large and heavy, which is designed to contain wine. The rim of the vessel is decorated with repeat diamond patterns, and the body is decorated with zoomorphic bird and gui dragons. Since the bodies of both animals are already geometricized, some appear as square hooks and others as spiral curves. The interlacing of lines weaves fluidly like spiral cloud patterns. At the same time, all the designs are inlaid with small and thin pieces of red copper plates. This is a detailed and tedious technique especially popular in the Spring and Autumn period.
description_e
This vessel has a square mouth and a square foot. Four sides of the belly bulge out and taper down toward the bottom. Attached to each of the four shoulders is a lug handle. The body is large and heavy, which is designed to contain wine. The rim of the vessel is decorated with repeat diamond patterns, and the body is decorated with zoomorphic bird and gui dragons. Since the bodies of both animals are already geometricized, some appear as square hooks and others as spiral curves. The interlacing of lines weaves fluidly like spiral cloud patterns. At the same time, all the designs are inlaid with small and thin pieces of red copper plates. This is a detailed and tedious technique especially popular in the Spring and Autumn period.
Description
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ImageV ID:
M01B00065AS001
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M01B00065AS001
ImageV ID
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Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications
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Lee & Lee Communications
Rights
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