MAKE A MEME View Large Image Yi of Marquis Qi.jpg Yi of Marquis Qi <br>A Yi is an ancient ritual bronze vessel from China It is believed that it was used to hold water for washing the hands before rituals like sacrifices This Yi has the shape of half a gourd with a ...
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Keywords: Yi of Marquis Qi.jpg Yi of Marquis Qi <br>A Yi is an ancient ritual bronze vessel from China It is believed that it was used to hold water for washing the hands before rituals like sacrifices This Yi has the shape of half a gourd with a handle in the shape of a dragon and an oval base It is supported by four legs decorated with taotie animal mask designs The bottom shows 22 chinese characters written in 4 lines stating that the Marquis of Qi cast this Yi for his wife Mengji Liangnii the princess of the State of Guo It is from the late Western Zhou Dynasty -1046 to -771 and is part of the collections of the Shanghai Museum Height 24 7cm Length 48 1cm Weight 6 42 kg Yi du Marquis Qi <br>Un Yi est un type ancien de vase chinois en bronze Il est possible que les Yi servaient au lavage des mains avant les rituels tels que les sacrifices Ce Yi ressemble à une demie-gourde munie d'une anse en forme de dragon et sa base ovale est supportée par quatre pieds décorés de motif taotie masques zoomorphes Le dessous montre 22 caractères chinois rédigés sur 4 lignes déclarant que « le marquis de Qi a forgé ce Yi pour sa femme Mengji Liangnii princesse de l'état de Guo » Il date de la période tardive de la dynastie des Zhou occidentaux -1046 à -771 et fait partit de la collection du Musée de Shanghai Hauteur 24 7cm Longueur 48 1cm Poids 6 42 kg pl Wystawa Starożytnych Chińskich Brązów w Muzeum Szanghajskim zh-cn 齐 own Mountain 2006-04-08 <gallery> File 20090822 Shanghai Museum 3256 jpg File Western Zhou water vessel of Marquis Qi SM JPG File Yi of Marquis Qi jpg </gallery> Yi of Marquis of Qi
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