Tuan Vessel of I Ch'u, 
King of Hsu 
Late Spring & Autumn Period
(771-482 B.C.)
Height            20.4cm
Diameter of mouth  8.2cm
     Its 35-character 
inscription terms this 
wine vessel tuan and states 
that it was made by I Ch'u, 
King of Hsu.  According to 
the Tso Chuan, the state 
of Hsu was extinguished 
by the state of Wu  in 
512 B.C.