Wine flask (<em>bianhu</em>) with geometric decoration by Marcel Bing, Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer, Charles Lang Freer, Lai-Yuan & Company, C.T. Loo — VisualArtsDB
Wine flask (<em>bianhu</em>) with geometric decoration
inlay (process)Chinese ArtsculptureArtbronzeCharles Lang Freer collectionEastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)Wine and wine making
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Ceremonial vessel of the type "pien-hu" (side cracked); the body rectangular in section; two loose-ring handles; wooden stand. Crusted patination in shades of red, brown, and green cleaned off and rubbed down. Over-all decoration inlaid with silver.