Ritual Wine Container (hu)
Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770-256 BC),
Warring States period (475-221 BC), 5th century BC
Bronze inlaid with Copper
29.100.545
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As it turns out, my mother's surname, Song, originated somewhere between the Shang and Zhou Dynasty after the previous dynasty had been overthrown and the folk there decided to take on Song as their surname to honor their period of rule over China.
Who knows, I may have had a relative use this for pouring rice wine during a ritual way, way back in the day.
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