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Shadow Box with Antique Silver Liquor Vessel
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$108.00 Reg.
$49.00 SALE
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Very rich light color velveret, with stylish Chinese characters, decorates the background of this shadowbox wall decor of liquor drinking vessel.
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. Vessels further developed between the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, from pottery to porcelain with thin coat of enamel. Later in Qin and Han, glass vessel and whelk vessel appeared, and gold and silver cups decorated banquets of the despots. Till the Northern and Southern dynasties, drinking vessels became more delicate and tasteful since intellectuals liked drinking that time. During the Sui dynasty and the Tang dynasty, porcelain pots and cups were common. Then after the Song dynasty, drinking vessels had a big family, consisting of porcelain vessel, bronze vessel, tin vessel, gold vessel, silver vessel, cloisonne vessel and rhinoceros horn vessel.
Chinese drinking vessel won a lot of appraisals by poets and heroes in their poems to appreciate liquor of taste and vessel of finesse.
This is an artifact modeled on the liquor-drinking vessel from Shang Dynasty (16th-11th BC), which is over 3000 years before. A black square board, with burgundy ancient character holds the shining vessel. Body of the vessel also carved with exquisite patterns. The case itself is also delicately designed with an extra patterned silver frame at the front. Along with the black wooden case, layers of frames present you with the elegant artwork.
Art shadow box wall decor – fine frame art wall decoration with featured antique treasure reproduction.
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Item Number
102-2139
Price
$108.00 Reg.
$49.00 SALE
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Specifications
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Length |
15 in |
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Width |
10 in |
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Depth |
2.5 in |
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