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Hunting-motif Hu
Warring States Period
(481-221 B.C.)
Height: 35.1cm
Mouth diameter: 12.3cm
Weight: 5215g
This large, round-
bodied vase sits on a low
ring foot. Animal masks in
high relief on the shoulder
of the vessel carry large
metal ring-handles that
pass through their noses.
The decoration of the vessel
comprises a total of six
horizontal registers,
alternately abstract
ornament executed in metal
inlay and pictorial units
(probably in turquoise
inlay, now lost). The band
around the neck shows
intertwined snakes and
birds; the middle one on
the shoulder shows scenes
of hunting; the last band
contains hunting scenes
again, and below them are
repeated depictions of a bird
figure with long crest and
tail, standing upright and
facing toward the sun. The
bird-like men below are
similar to those appearing
in a supernatural tale
recorded in the Shan-hai
Ching, a Han-dynasty
compilation of early myths.