Detail View: National Palace English: Bronze Jue vessel with Zi Fu Xin inscription
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Work ID:
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M01B00038
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Title:
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Bronze Jue vessel with Zi Fu Xin inscription
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Creation Date:
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Late Shang Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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B.C.1321
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End Year Date:
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B.C.1045
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Dynasty:
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05 Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 ~1100 B.C.)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Height: 20 cm; Weight: 605g
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Material:
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Bronze
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Form:
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Jue (wine goblet)
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Type:
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Bronzes
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Repository:
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei
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Description:
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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.
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ImageV ID:
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M01B00038AS002
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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