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Dui (food container), with lid

Chinese

Artwork Details

Dui (food container), with lid
2nd century
Chinese
bronze
7 15/16 x 7 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (20.2 x 19.3 x 19.3 cm)
Transfer from the School of Art and the College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
1997/1.237A&B

Description

Subject Matter:

Dui, Wade-Giles romanization tui, type of Chinese bronze vessel produced in the late Zhou dynasty (c. 600–256/255 bc), it was a food container consisting of two bowls—each supported on three legs—that, when placed together, formed a sphere. The dui usually had two loop handles on either side of the rim of each bowl. The decoration of the dui was characteristic of the late Zhou period, when rich, dense patterns, often enhanced with inlays, were common. It was later replaced by a boxlike food container (the sheng) during the Qin and Han dynasties.

“Dui.” Encyclopædia Britannica Online, Encyclopædia Britannica Inc, 2020.

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