JB Hirsch

Chinese Bronzes - Ritual Bronze Vessels


Yi, Western Zhou

Yi 彝 - a richly ornamented rectangular wine vessel from late Shang to Western Zhou. The whole shape looks like a house or a sarcophagus (height 50 cm). The name yi or fangyi 方彝 is not original but was attributed to this vessel type by Song scholars.
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