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Bronze container a masterpiece from heyday of Chinese Bronze Age
Updated: Sep 8, 2021
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Unearthed at Maoshanyu in Taoyuan county, Hunan province in 1919, the Square-Sectioned Lei Container of Min from the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC) was added to the permanent collection of Hunan Museum in 2014 after being kept and traded overseas for nearly a century.
With its extraordinary relief and intaglio motifs, this ancient artifact is referred to as the “King of Square-Sectioned Lei Containers” and exemplifies works made during the heyday of the Chinese Bronze Age.
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