A Chinese archaic bronze wine vessel
A Chinese archaic bronze wine vessel, you, Han Dynasty, with a gourd-shaped body raised on three short legs mounted with a pair of chains attached to a huang-form hanging device with dragon head terminals, the cup-shaped cover with flared walls also fitted with three short finials, 19.5cm high x 17.5cm wideProvenance: Property of a Gentleman in Hampshire, purchased in the 1990s.A you is a lidded vessel that was used for liquid offerings from the Shang Dynasty until the Han Dynasty. It evolved from its early form-an oval base and a broad body that swelled at the center and tapered to a wide neck-into various body shapes, including cylindrical and four-sided ones. Compare with a similar examplel in the Taipei Palace Museum (accession number 82-00260)漢 青銅提梁卣 拍品來源：英國漢普郡私人收藏，購自上世紀九十年代
Condition Report: with malachite encrusted patina and scratches to the surface
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A Chinese archaic bronze wine vessel, you, Han Dynasty, with a gourd-shaped body raised on three short legs mounted with a pair of chains attached to a huang-form hanging device with dragon head terminals, the cup-shaped cover with flared walls also fitted with three short finials, 19.5cm high x 17.5cm wideProvenance: Property of a Gentleman in Hampshire, purchased in the 1990s.A you is a lidded vessel that was used for liquid offerings from the Shang Dynasty until the Han Dynasty. It evolved from its early form-an oval base and a broad body that swelled at the center and tapered to a wide neck-into various body shapes, including cylindrical and four-sided ones. Compare with a similar examplel in the Taipei Palace Museum (accession number 82-00260)漢 青銅提梁卣 拍品來源：英國漢普郡私人收藏，購自上世紀九十年代
Condition Report: with malachite encrusted patina and scratches to the surface
