Description:

This vase copies the shape of ancient bronze vessels called gu from the time of the Shang dynasty (about 1500 B.C. to about 1050 B.C.). The bronze ritual vessels were made originally to hold wine. The band around the centre has been made to look like a cord.

Glass, blown
Height: 19.3 cm, diameter: 12.8 cm, base diameter: 8.0 cm

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1700-1730, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4648