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EASTERN ZHOU（770-256 B.C.） 27.5 c…

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A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL, DUI EASTERN ZHOU（770-256 B.C.） 27.5 cm Height

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A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL, DUI EASTERN ZHOU（770-256 B.C.） 27.5 cm Height

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Pair of Jue ritual cups; China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi Period, 1662-1722-. Glazed porcelain. They show restorations. Measurements: 7.5 x 8 x 6 cm (x2). In the British Museum can be seen a piece of great similarity to the present set (N Inv, 1847, 0712. 319). A jue is a type of ancient Chinese vessel used to serve mulled wine during ancestor worship ceremonies. It is shaped like an ovoid body supported by three extended triangular legs, with a long curved spout on one side and a counterweight rim on the other. They are a small Chinese equivalent of the ewer. The name jue is not original, but comes from the Shuowen Jiezi, a dictionary of the 2nd century AD. The vessel originated in the Neolithic as a ceramic vessel associated with the Longshan culture, between about 2500 and 2000 BC. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties of Bronze Age China, it became one of numerous Chinese ritual bronze designs. They present restorations.

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Censer; China, Republic period (1912- 1949): c. 1910-1920. Enameled copper. Presents mark on the base. Measurements: 7.5 x 8 x 6 cm. One of the eight elements of the scholar is the censer, since the ritual of burning incense has been of great importance and it was believed that the smoke of the incense resembled the energy of the clouds being sacred and a vehicle towards the world of the spirits. When the incense burners were not used, they were placed upside down as an ornamental piece. They were always ritual pieces, and therefore for the exclusive use of the ruling class or as funerary ornaments. Copper vessels were mainly used in sacrifices to the ancestors, and also as a means of communication between heaven and earth, as well as in ceremonial banquets (propitiatory rites). In later times the bronze vessel will be very important, and it will be considered a good omen to find an ancient bronze, especially related to the legitimacy of the ruler. In fact, from the Han dynasty (3rd century AD), they will begin to be treasured by rulers as symbols of political legitimacy.

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