COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01B00038
Title:
Bronze Jue vessel with Zi Fu Xin inscription
Creation Date:
Late Shang Dynasty
Start Year Date:
B.C.1321
End Year Date:
B.C.1045
Dynasty:
05 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 ~1100 B.C.)
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Height: 20 cm; Weight: 605g
Material:
Bronze
Form:
Jue (wine goblet)
Type:
Bronzes
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
From the mouth to the belly of the jue, all are decorated with the cloud and thunder patterns. To the right of the handle, however, is a recognizable ram head. Below it is a small animal mask. The decoration to the left of the handle on the belly is identical to the right side. A three-character inscription lies inside the belly where the handle is attached. The first character is transcribed zi, in the shape of a baby with its arms waving up and down. Its body and limbs are wrapped in clothes, and is a pictogram. The clan uses zi to symbolize they are the royalty. Two characters below are transcribed Fu Xin. In short, the inscription says that the royal family made this wine vessel to commemorate father Xin. Ritual vessels made for ancestral worship are mainly used to contain food and wine, and not to be mixed with drinking vessels of everyday life.
ImageV ID:
M01B00038AS002
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications