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◇ Collection Name:Bronze container (zhong)
◇ Historical date:Western Han dynasty
◇ Collection Size:Height：44.5cm Diameter：33.5cm
◇ Collection Source:Excavated at Tomb M2 at Dongdongshan in 1982
Tihs vesse l is one of two somolar zhong from tomb No.2 at Dongdongshan. While ong bears the inscription Mingguanggong(Palace of Bright Radiance), the present example has a slightly longer inscription of 6 characters on the foot ring reading Mingguanggong zhaoji zhong, which could be translated as zhong fo congcubine Zhao ji, possibly the first owner of the vessel, is also named another, a gilt bronze pan from thr same tomb. The Mingguanggong was constructed in the Han capital at Chang’an, present-day XI’an in Shanxi province, in 101 BC. Whether Zhaoji can be identifed as the tomb occupant remains to ben seen, but it is possible that whis vessel ended up in Xuzhou as a gift. Interestingly, the inscription refers to this vessel as a zhong as opposed to a hu. Both terms seem to have been used interchangeably for such type of vessel during the Han period.
This vessel is very similar to the one from Shizishan. 4 concentric placed between the second and third band. The foot ring is slightly more recessed and the mouth is less flared than those of the Shizishan example. While in overall good condition when discovered, the neck of the vessel was partly missing and the foot ring was also partly damaged, but bot have since been restored.+86(0516)-83804412
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