Chinese Shang Zhou Dynasty 8\" Bronze Wine Goblet \"Jue\" Tripod Palace Vessel

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Chinese Shang Zhou Dynasty 8\" Bronze Wine Goblet \"Jue\" Tripod Palace Vessel:
$34.95

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This an exquisite Chinese bronze traditional wine vessel called a \'Jue\' from the Shang-Zhou period. It is a very detailed modern reproduction done in bronze of an original piece found in the tomb of Changzikou, in Luyi County, in Henan Province. Changzikou was a ruler from the Western Zhou period, approximately 1000-770 B.C.Almost all Chinese bronzes for sale today are reproductions, whether vintage or modern reproductions; all the original B.C. bronzes are in museums or private collections. This piece was specially made for the Hong Kong Museum of Art when they held a special exhibition \"Origins of the Chinese Civilization - Cultural Relics from Henan Province\" in 2002, where I purchased it. It is one of the best reproductions I have come across, very accurate and very detailed work done in bronze casting.The Jue was used for ritual wine pouring and was buried with their owners for use in the afterlife. Until the Warring states period, only the top elites and ruler were allowed to own such bronzes. This piece is about 8\" tall, 6\" at the widest; the cup portion is about 2\" in diameter and the legs are 3.25\" long. It weighs about 2 lbs.The Jue was created like all bronzes, which followed the techniques learned from pottery. A model Jue was created first in clay, which was then fired until hard. Then more clay was pressed over it to make a reverse model. This covering clay was originally taken off in three sections and put back together, into which molten bronze was poured. The clay was smashed and removed after the bronze was cool, and there seams left where the sections of the clay model came together. This is why the pieces originally had three legs, it was difficult to create the model with legs anywhere put along the seams. The seams on the rest of the bronze were originally filed down smooth. By the later Western Zhou, the artistic tradition had changed and instead of filing down the seams, they were made more pronounced into flanges, which this piece has. Between the flanges are the images of the \"Taotie\". The Taotie is a front-on image of the face of a mythical animal that later evolved into what is known as the Chinese dragon.

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Chinese Shang Zhou Dynasty 8\" Bronze Wine Goblet \"Jue\" Tripod Palace Vessel:
$34.95