Chinese Bronzes - Ritual Bronze Vessels

Jia ć - three legged wine pot from the early Shang. The jia has the typical two big button-like attachments that in some cases have animal shape. They are also attached to jue mugs, but smaller. The character is a picture of the vessel.

Jia - usually with a round shape, there are sometimes quadrangular jia pieces (fangjia ćšć). This type was copied later as an archaically shaped vessel.