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Li Vessel with Bowstring
Pattern
Early Shang Dynasty
(1766-1122 B.C.)
Overall height 21.5cm
The li vessel's
shape derives from a
pottery version with three
pouched legs. By the Shang
period, these pouched legs
had begun to change. In
this example, its original
should have had hollow
pouched legs divided into
two parts : an upper pouch,
and a lower foot. While
the shape is maintained, its
construction is altered.