Detail View: National Palace English: Bronze Li vessel with Zheng inscription
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Work ID:
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M01B00058
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Title:
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Bronze Li vessel with Zheng inscription
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Creation Date:
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Spring and Autumn period
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Start Year Date:
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B.C.770
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End Year Date:
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B.C.481
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Dynasty:
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09 Spring Autumn Period (770~481 B.C)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Height: 12.2 cm; Weight: 1490g
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Material:
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Bronze
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Form:
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Li (cooking vessel)
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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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This vessel has a circular opening with a thin lip folded outward; the neck tightens, and the belly narrows down to form the three legs supporting the vessel. The belly is decorated with three groups of animal masks. Every group lines up with the central lines extended from the legs. It also uses the narrow flanges protruding out of the lines as its nose, and has eyes on either side. Characters are inscribed on the inside wall of the wide and smooth rim of the lip. Due to corrosion, only four characters can be recognized, and no complete sentence is discernible. The last character is transcribed zheng, which is likely to be the name of the vessel's owner.
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ImageV ID:
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M01B00058AS003
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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