This is a scaled replica of the bronze relic from Zhou Dynasty. The vessel has an open mouth, a round neck and a round foot. With four ridges running all the way down. The design include abstract animal and plant patterns. On the interior bottom is an inscription of 122 Chinese characters in 12 lines. The general idea is that Zhou Chengwang (one of the emperors in Western Zhou Dynasty (11 century B.C.~771B.C.) moved his capital to Luoyi. Therefore it is an essential datum for the study of Western Zhou history. It is now preserved in Baoji Municipal Museum of Shaanxi province.

 

Three main categories of bronze artifacts exist: ritual vessels, luxury items and sometimes placed in tombs and weapons. Production quality peaked in the late Shang (B.C. 1600~B.C.1100) period. One characteristic form was the Jue, a ritual vessel standing on three legs, apparently intended for the warming of wine. The surfaces of most ritual vessels were commonly covered with stylized surface decoration. The most common motif was a mythical creature lacking a lower jaw known as the taotie mask. Many vessels carried inscriptions indicating why they had been cast and explaining their intended use.

 

 The bronze replicas are made with the same lost wax method as the Shang artisans used thousands of years ago. Each item is modeled off the historical relic. Some original size products’ molds are from the original relics provided by Zhou Yuan Bronze Museum.

 

Chinese bronze artworks,Size: 29cm*20cm*39cm