Fig. 1 Fanghu (one of a pair)
Late Western Zhou dynasty (877-771 BC)
Bronze; height 60.5 cm
Shen Zhai Collection, cat. no. 62
Fig. 2 Fanghu (one of a pair)
Late Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 800 BC)
Bronze; height 68.8 cm
Unearthed in 1992 from tomb no. 8 of Marquis Jin cemetery,
Quwo county, Shanxi province.
Shanxi Provincial Musuem
Fig. 3 Pi hu (one of a pair)
Late Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 800 BC)
Bronze; height 68.8 cm
Unearthed in 1992 from tomb no. 8 of Marquis Jin cemetery,
Quwo county, Shanxi province.
Shanxi Provincial Musuem
Fig. 3a Detail of the Pi hu lid design.
Fig. 4 Da Ke ding
Middle Western Zhou dynasty, King Xiao (r. ca. 891-886 BC).
Unearthed in 1980 from Fufeng county,
Shaanxi province.
Bronze; height 93.1 cm
Shanghai Museum
Fig. 5 Hu (one of a pair)
Late Western Zhou dynasty (877-771 BC)
Bronze; height 39 cm
Shen Zhai Collection, cat. no. 63
Fig. 6 Bronze casket (du) with nude figures
Western Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BC)
From Ju county, Shandong province
Bronze; height 7.5 cm
Shandong Provincial Museum
Fig. 7: Garment-shaped silk painting.
Early Western Han dynasty (ca. 168 bc)
Fig. 8 Bottom section. Detail of garment-shaped silk painting.
Fig. 9 Vessel scene. Detail of garment-shaped silk painting.
Fig. 10 Image of the tomb occupant. Detail of garment-shaped silk painting.
Fig. 11 Final wintry phase or heaven. Detail of garment-shaped silk painting.
Fig. 12 Sack with a pair offish. Detail of garment-shaped silk painting.
Fig. 13 Eight cranes. Detail of garment-shaped silk painting.
Fig. 14 Fanghu with lotus and crane.
Middle Spring and Autumn period (late 7,H-6,H century BC)
Unearthed in 1923 from Xinzheng city,
Henan province.
Bronze; height: 118 cm
The Palace Museum, Beijing
Fig. 15 Drawing of decoration of the
Chengdu hu
Early Warring States period (5th century BC)
Excavated in 1965 from Chengdu city,
Sichuan province.
Bronze; height 39.9 cm
Sichuan Provincial Museum
Fig. 16 Drawing of decoration of the
Shanghai hu
Early Warring States period (5th century BC)
Bronze; height 34.2 cm
Shanghai Museum
Fig. 17 Hu
Early Warring States period (5th century BC)
Bronze; height 36.5 cm
Shen Zhai Collection, cat. no. 71