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Hu wine vessel, 5th century BCE, 13 7/8 × 9 3/8 in., 6.4 lb. (35.24 × 23.81 cm, 2.9 kg), Bronze, China, 5th century BCE, This storage vessel is one of an important group of hunting-scene hu. They show the influence of the nomadic art of Chinas northern frontier. The four major bands depict men hunting birds, deer, boars, and tigers with spears, knives, and bows. Panels on the vessels shoulders show an archer shooting from the back of a four-horse chariot with driver. These pictorial scenes of human activity represent a revolutionary departure in bronze art. Previously, during the Shang and Zhou periods, sacred symbols and stylized animals were formally arranged with regard to hierarchy and strict symmetry. The subject here appears secular rather than religious.
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Hu wine vessel, 5th century BCE, 13 7/8 × 9 3/8 in., 6.4 lb. (35.24 × 23.81 cm, 2.9 kg), Bronze, China, 5th century BCE, This storage vessel is one of an important group of hunting-scene hu. They show the influence of the nomadic art of Chinas northern frontier. The four major bands depict men hunting birds, deer, boars, and tigers with spears, knives, and bows. Panels on the vessels shoulders show an archer shooting from the back of a four-horse chariot with driver. These pictorial scenes of human activity represent a revolutionary departure in bronze art. Previously, during the Shang and Zhou periods, sacred symbols and stylized animals were formally arranged with regard to hierarchy and strict symmetry. The subject here appears secular rather than religious.
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Image size:
4961 x 6221 px | 88.3 MB
Print size:
42.0 x 52.7 cm | 16.5 x 20.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
5TH BCE • 5TH CENTURY B. C. • 5TH-CENTURY BC • 6.4 LB • ARCHER SHOOTING • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BACK • BOARS • BOWS • BRONCE • BRONZE ART • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • CHINA'S NORTHERN FRONTIER • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • COACHMAN • COACHMEN • DEER • DRIVER • FIFTH CENTURY B. C. • FIFTH CENTURY BC • FORMALLY ARRANGED • FOUR MAJOR BANDS DEPICT MEN HUNTING BIRDS • FOUR-HORSE CHARIOT • HIERARCHY • HU WINE VESSEL • HUMAN ACTIVITY REPRESENT • HUNTING-SCENE HU • IMPORTANT GROUP • INFLUENCE • KNIVES • NOMADIC ART • PANELS • PICTORIAL SCENES • PORCELAIN • PREVIOUSLY • REGARD • RELIGIOUS • RELIGIOUS • REVOLUTIONARY DEPARTURE • SACRED SYMBOLS • SECULAR • SHANG • SPEARS • STORAGE VESSEL • STRICT SYMMETRY • STYLIZED ANIMALS • SUBJECT • TIGERS • VESSEL'S SHOULDERS • ZHOU PERIODS
