vase, pottery, Hu pear-shaped body, imitation of a bronze type, as is proved by the presence on the shoulders, of two animal heads with loops for pendent rings; The decoration expressed in incised line, combines geometric patterns with stylized tiger forms on a black surface.

Hu storage jar, 4th-3rd century BCE

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Late Zhou potters freely borrowed ritual bronze vessel shapes. Animal and geometric designs are incised into the sides of this clay vessel. These, along with the applied mask handles, imitate a type of inlaid bronze hu associated with northern fifth and fourth century BCE bronze workshops.

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Hu storage jar
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32.54.7
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vase, pottery, Hu pear-shaped body, imitation of a bronze type, as is proved by the presence on the shoulders, of two animal heads with loops for pendent rings; The decoration expressed in incised line, combines geometric patterns with stylized tiger forms on a black surface.