Detail View: National Palace English: Bronze Gui vessel with Zhui inscription
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Work ID:
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M01B00082
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Title:
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Bronze Gui vessel with Zhui inscription
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Creation Date:
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Middle to Late Western Zhou Dynasty
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Start Year Date:
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B.C.950
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End Year Date:
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B.C.771
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Dynasty:
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07 Western Zhou (c. 1100 ~771 B.C.)
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Creation Place:
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China
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Measurements:
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Height: 29.1 cm; Diameter : 26.6 cm
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Material:
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Bronze
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Form:
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Gui (food container)
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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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The belly of this vessel bulges out, and below is a low ring foot with a wide curvature. The vessel is held up on a square pedestal. The whole vessel is covered in different patterns. The neck and the ring foot are decorated in meander patterns, which became popular during the middle Western Zhou. The belly and the square pedestal are decorated with gui dragons, and its head, body, and tail form curving lines that together express harmony and balanced proportions. The main patterns are rendered in high relief with rough thunder patterns in the background. This juxtaposition is often seen on middle Western Zhou bronzes. The inside wall of the belly is inscribed with 59 characters. The main gist of the inscription is that Zhui received many favors from the emperor, the Son of Heaven, as a reward for all that Zhui has done for the country. He made this vessel to commemorate his ancestors as well as to wish for longevity. This vessel is to be preciously kept by his descendents.
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ImageV ID:
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M01B00082AS003
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Rights:
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Lee & Lee Communications
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