청동 두 중국 전국|靑銅豆 中國 戰國|Ritual grain serving vessel (Dou)

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5th century BCE · Bronze · Asian Art

A dou is a circular bowl with a flared foot and a similar shallow bowl as a lid. This one has woven-design openwork on the foot and lid handle. Dou were used to serve grains and non-meat foods. This is indicated in its name, dou, a character that means stemmed bowl as well as bean or pod-bearing plant.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1916