Shallow Basin Supported by a Bird (Bian), early 400s BC. China, Warring States period (475-221 BC). Bronze inlaid with powdered malachite and azurite ; overall: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.); diameter of base: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.).
Shallow Basin Supported by a Bird (Bian), early 400s BC. China, Warring States period (475-221 BC). Bronze inlaid with powdered malachite and azurite ; overall: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.); diameter of base: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.).