Product code: Antique bronze Jue ceremonial wine cup China Shang Dynasty beautifully crafted popular
A jue (Chinese: 爵; Wade–Giles: chüeh) is a type of ancient Chinese vessel used to serve warm wine during ancestor-worship ceremonies. It takes the form of an ovoid body supported by three splayed triangular legs, with a long curved spout (liu 流) on one side and a counterbalancing flange (wei 尾) on the other. Most jue (like other Chinese bronzes) were created by casting molten metal in pottery molds. According to the later Zhou-era Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial, it was used in formal settings with a prescribed set of ritual actions. After being lifted from its bamboo hamper, it was to be rinsed, lifted with one hand, emptied, set down and put back in its hamper. The drinker would praise the wine while the host would decline to do so, out of modesty. Similar rituals were conducted with the zhi (卮/巵/梔), another type of wine vessel. This is a masterfully constructed piece; the turquoise markings popular providing a brilliant contrast to the black matte bronze. 6" x 5 1/2" x 2 1/2".
A jue (Chinese: 爵; Wade–Giles: chüeh) is a type of ancient Chinese vessel used to serve warm wine during ancestor-worship ceremonies. It takes the form of an ovoid body supported by three splayed triangular legs, with a long curved spout (liu 流) on one side and a counterbalancing flange (wei 尾) on the other. Most jue (like other Chinese bronzes) were created by casting molten metal in pottery molds. According to the later Zhou-era Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial, it was used in formal settings with a prescribed set of ritual actions. After being lifted from its bamboo hamper, it was to be rinsed, lifted with one hand, emptied, set down and put back in its hamper. The drinker would praise the wine while the host would decline to do so, out of modesty. Similar rituals were conducted with the zhi (卮/巵/梔), another type of wine vessel. This is a masterfully constructed piece; the turquoise markings popular providing a brilliant contrast to the black matte bronze. 6" x 5 1/2" x 2 1/2".