Gold Etched Tall Bronze Jug antique-chest This smaller jar makes a

This smaller jar makes a great little flower vase or ornament

the central seat panels are level with their surrounding frames rather than being inset slightly lower

The finished suzani would then be presented to their husband on their wedding day as part of the bride's dowry

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this elegant

Gold Etched Tall Bronze Jug antique-chest This smaller jar makes aThis tall, narrow necked jug is cast in bronze, with gold etched detail. It is a reproduction of a ritual wine pitcher, in a design that dates back to the Song dynasty. The body is raised and etched with six faces, narrowing to the neck, which is decorated with ancient Chinese hieroglyphs. The thin, elegant handle is in the form of a serpent or dragon. Bronze vessels like this one were used in religious ceremonies from as early as the Shang dynasty