Category:Guang (vessel)
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English: A Guang or gong (Chinese: 觥; pinyin: gōng; Wade–Giles: kung1) is an ancient Chinese ritual wine pitcher, made of bronze. They were used during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, from around 1700 to 900 BCE. Guangs have a vertical handle at one end and a spout at the other, both zoomorphic, and were often highly decorated with taotie. The handle of the guang is of often in the shape of the neck and head of an animal with stylized horns, and the spout of the vessel is in the form of the head of a creature whose mouth constitutes the end of the spout. It can be supported by 4 legs or an oval base.
Français : Un Guang ou gong (Mandarin: 觥; pinyin: gōng; Wade–Giles: kung1), est un type ancien de pichet à vin chinois, en bronze. Ils étaient utilisés sous les dynasties Shang et Zhou (de -1700 à -900). Un gong possède une anse verticale d'un côté et un bec verseur de l'autre, tout deux d'apparence zoomorphique, et tous deux très décorés avec des taotie. L'anse et le bec verseur sont souvent en forme de cou et de tête d'un animal. Un gong peut être supporté par une base ovale ou 4 pieds formant les pattes d'un animal.
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Media in category "Guang (vessel)"
The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.
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20210220 Bronze Gui-shaped Gong with inscriptions of Chang Zi Kou, Henan Museum.jpg 1,500 × 1,001; 913 KB
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Animal-shaped teapot at National Museum of China.jpg 4,884 × 3,876; 12.41 MB
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Jin tong-Jug; Bronze, Nanjing 2006.JPG 3,264 × 1,832; 1.79 MB
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MET 1483.jpg 3,209 × 4,000; 1.67 MB
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MET 43 26ab 130104.jpg 2,065 × 2,079; 575 KB
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Ming Bronze Gong (9927243696).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 6.2 MB
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Ming Bronze Gong (9927377753).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 6.53 MB
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Ming Bronze Gong (9927388683).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 6.41 MB
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清中期 仿古水晶觥-Covered vessel in the shape of an ancient ritual bronze MET 32755.jpg 4,000 × 3,795; 3.36 MB