Date: King Gong Reign, Western Zhou (mid 10th century BC)
Dimensions: Height 44.2, Diameter of mouth 15.5 cm, Diameter of base 17 cm
Weight: 12,440 g
Material: Bronze
Donated by Ding Xierou

• Object Type：
  • BRONZE
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Bronze Gallery
• Tag：
  • yi square wine vessel western zhou bronze

This small shaped Yi has a coiled trunk-shaped ear on each side of the belly. A middle wall is set inside to contain different kinds of wine in the two partitions. On one side below the lid there are two square gaps to place the wine ladle which is missing. Inside the body and on the lid, there are same six lines of inscription of 16 characters. 
Yi is a wine vessel. Most of the square Yi in the Western Zhou have curved walls, but a few have ears or a middle wall. This square Yi with strange shape and exquisite design is a rare treasure.