You with zigzag thunder pattern, Early Zhou , Shanghai Museum
A you is a lidded vessel that was used for liquid offerings by the Chinese of the Zhou and Shang Dynasties. It sometimes lacks taotie in favor of smoother surfaces. Sometimes these vessels are zoomorphic , especially in the form of two owls back to back. Usually the handle of the you is in the form of a loop that attaches on either side of the lid, but it is occasionally a knob in the center of the lid. They can be quadruped or have a single base.
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Name
Era
Time of evacuation
Place of evacuation
Current location
Notes
Luan Bo Tong You (𫕉[nb 1] 伯铜卣, lit. "Bronze You made for Count Luan")
Western Zhou
1999
Baicaopo, Lingtai County , Pingliang
Gansu Provincial Museum
Yu You (圉卣 )
early Western Zhou
Liulihe Township , Fangshan District , Beijing
Capital Museum
Shu Quan Fu You (叔䟒父卣)
Western Zhou
1978
Xizhang Village, Dongzhang Township , Yuanshi County , Shijiazhuang
Hebei Museum
Quzhe Leiwen You (曲折雷纹卣, lit. "You with zigzag thunder pattern")
early Western Zhou
unknown
unknown
Shanghai Museum
Shoumianwen Sanzu Qingtong You (兽面纹三足青铜卣, lit. "Bronze You with beast face pattern and three feet")
Shang Dynasty
1989
Dayangzhou, Xingan County , Ji'an
Jiangxi Provincial Museum
Hu Shi Ren You (虎食人卣, lit. "You depicting a tiger trying to devour a man")
late Shang
Border between Anhua County , Yiyang and Ningxiang County , Changsha
Cernuschi Museum , France
Two pieces. The other piece is currently at Sen-oku Hakuko Kan , Japan.
Yue Fu You (戉箙卣 )
late Shang
Shanghai Museum
^ Obsolete Chinese character, left side "阝", right side "爰".
References [ edit ]
Sing, Yu; Caron Smith (1999). Ringing Thunder- Tomb Treasures from Ancient China . San Diego: San Diego Museum of Art. ISBN 0-937108-24-3 .
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