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Archaistic Ritual Wine Vessel (Gu)

Archaistic Ritual Wine Vessel (Gu)

Culture: Chinese

Date: 17th century (Ming Dynasty)
Medium: bronze, teak (base)
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/8 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (33.3 x 22.5 x 22.5 cm)
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Object number: 1932.806.2
This vessel displays the form and motifs of earlier, ancient bronze ritual vessels.  Such vessels were made to serve grain and wine, and also played an important role in the ritual banquets that took place in family temples or over ceremonial tombs. The Chinese believed in the afterlife and ancestral worship, and wanted their deceased relatives to have food and wine to sustain them on their onward journey.
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