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Chinese Bronzes - Ritual Bronze Vessels


Gu, Shang Period

Gu 觚 - tall, slim wine mug with wide opening and rare ornaments from early Shang to Western Zhou. This simplicity of the gu has been handed down for centuries. There are also quadrangular pieces, called fanggu 方觚. The character originally means a kind of volume measure.
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