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Shadow Box with Antique liquor drinking Vessel
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$48.00 Reg.
$24.00 SALE
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This wooden frame shadow box wall decor featuring a reproduction of antique brass drink vessel for liquor, styled from Shang Dynasty (16th-11th BC), which is over 3000 years ago. This vessel reproduction is delicately designed and carved. It’s place on an also well-shaped red wood holder. Background is a blue board, written with vertical Chinese calligraphy. The style of the calligraphy is bold yet fluid. It is written by a renowned poet in Song Dynasty (960 – 1279) when he visited the location once is a battleground. The liquor vessel is one of the souvenirs for the great battle and the heroes.
Liquor plays an important part in Chinese lives and has a long history. Just like such daily necessities as rice, salt and oil, liquor also has a close relationship with Chinese people’s lives. According to some scholars, China is one of the countries with the longest history of making liquor. They believe that the history of making wine can be traced back to the period of Shennong reign more than 7,000 years ago. As part of the long history of Chinese alcoholic culture, drinking vessel sets witnessed formation and development of it. According to history record and archeological discovery, there were dozens kind of vessels except cups we use today. During the Shang dynasty and Zhou dynasty (1122 BC – 256 BC), bronze vessels were popular in the north while porcelain vessels with figures carved debuted in the south China.
Art shadow box wall decor – fine frame art wall decoration with featured antique treasure reproduction.
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Item Number
101-2008
Price
$48.00 Reg.
$24.00 SALE
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Specifications
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Length |
9 in |
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Width |
9 in |
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Depth |
2.5 in |
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